| 单词 | buffoonery |
| 释义 | buffoonery (once / 8634 pages) n If someone tells you to cut out the buffoonery, you may want to consider taking the French fries out of your nostrils. Buffoonery means acting like a clown. Notice how buffoon sounds like puff? Well, they're related. Buffare is an Italian word meaning "puff out the cheeks," which is apparently something that Italian court jesters, or buffoons, liked to do in the 1700s. Guess you had to be there. WORD FAMILYbuffoonery: buffooneries+/buffoon: buffoonery, buffoonish, buffoons/buffoonish: buffoonishly USAGE EXAMPLES“There is a very narrow edge between dangerous buffoonery and freedom of expression.” Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) In the case of Mr. Epp, this is forgivable, since Truffaldino’s antics are largely pure buffoonery, and his frenetic, knockabout performance is impeccable. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) That particular kind of larger-than-life buffoonery, though, has been bred right out of opera. Washington Post(Nov 13, 2016) n acting like a clown or buffoon Syn|Hypo|Hyper clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery foolish or senseless behavior |
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