Buffoonery
noun
Silly and foolish behavior.
His buffoonery at parties often embarrasses his friends.
Often appears as...
- act of buffoonery
- his buffoonery
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Silly and foolish behavior.
His buffoonery at parties often embarrasses his friends.
Often appears as...
- act of buffoonery
- his buffoonery
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Best used in casual situations rather than formal or serious ones.
Everyone laughed at Mark's buffoonery during the road trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
Buffoonery typically suggests annoying or inappropriate behavior, not just being funny.
The teacher scolded him for his buffoonery in class.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Serious Issues
Avoid using 'buffoonery' when talking about serious or sensitive topics.
The politician's remarks were not just buffoonery, they were hurtful.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Best used in casual situations rather than formal or serious ones.
Everyone laughed at Mark's buffoonery during the road trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
Buffoonery typically suggests annoying or inappropriate behavior, not just being funny.
The teacher scolded him for his buffoonery in class.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Serious Issues
Avoid using 'buffoonery' when talking about serious or sensitive topics.
The politician's remarks were not just buffoonery, they were hurtful.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Use
Best used in casual situations rather than formal or serious ones.
Everyone laughed at Mark's buffoonery during the road trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Negative
Buffoonery typically suggests annoying or inappropriate behavior, not just being funny.
The teacher scolded him for his buffoonery in class.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Serious Issues
Avoid using 'buffoonery' when talking about serious or sensitive topics.
The politician's remarks were not just buffoonery, they were hurtful.
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Quote examples
Mukul Dev
Indian Actor
I have always liked comedy but with 'Yamla Pagla Deewana,' things were really different. I realized that situational comedy is the new trend, where you don't need to indulge in buffoonery to make people laugh.
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Asrani
Indian Actor
Like Dilip Kumar, I've never run after money but only after good roles and that's why have always rebelled against those directors who wanted me to do buffoonery in the name of comedy.
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Akshaye Khanna
Indian Actor
Shortkut... ' has a very nice, strong story. It is not one of those nonsensical comedies where characters attempt buffoonery to get laughs. It is a small film with a big heart.
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Orla Brady
Irish Actress
I went to Paris for a year in 1986 to study theatre; there was a lot of clowning around, buffoonery and fencing. It was then that my own style kind of blossomed.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare.
Quote examples
Mukul Dev
Indian Actor
I have always liked comedy but with 'Yamla Pagla Deewana,' things were really different. I realized that situational comedy is the new trend, where you don't need to indulge in buffoonery to make people laugh.
Quote examples
Asrani
Indian Actor
Like Dilip Kumar, I've never run after money but only after good roles and that's why have always rebelled against those directors who wanted me to do buffoonery in the name of comedy.
Quote examples
Akshaye Khanna
Indian Actor
Shortkut... ' has a very nice, strong story. It is not one of those nonsensical comedies where characters attempt buffoonery to get laughs. It is a small film with a big heart.
Quote examples
Orla Brady
Irish Actress
I went to Paris for a year in 1986 to study theatre; there was a lot of clowning around, buffoonery and fencing. It was then that my own style kind of blossomed.
Quote examples
C. S. Lewis
British Writer
Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare.
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