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zanyism|ˈzeɪnɪɪz(ə)m|
[f. as prec. + -ism.]
The character or style of a zany; action or language like that of a zany; fantastic folly; buffoonery.
1818Coleridge Lit. Rem. (1836) I. 138 The caricature of his [sc. Rabelais'] filth and zanyism. 1823Blackw. Mag. XIII. 662 Such zanyisms as these.
So ˈzanyship, the condition or character of a zany.
1766J. Adams Diary 7 Jan., Wks. 1850 II. 175 Y. Z. and H. had attacked him about idleness, and familiar spirits, and zanyship. |