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buffoonry

noun

Etymology

From buffoon + -ry.

  1. derived from buffone — “jester”
  2. borrowed from bouffon
  3. suffixed as buffoonry — “buffoon + ry”

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of buffoonery.

    • [W]e ſet him [the Devil] up like a Scare-Crovv to fright Children and old VVomen, to fill up old Stories, make Songs and Ballads, and in a VVord, carry on the lovv priz'd Buffoonry of the common People; […]
    • [We] have […] a strong inclination to make a farce of it, and mingle buffoonry with the most serious scenes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA