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buffoonery

/bəˈfuːnəri/noun

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मसख़रापन, भाँडपन, विदूषकता, ठिठोली

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noun
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    [U] old-fashioned

    silly or stupid behaviour, especially when it is meant to make people laugh

    मसख़रापन, भाँडपन, विदूषकता, ठिठोली

    • The audience soon tired of his buffoonery.
    • political buffoonery in the assembly

    Synonyms clowning foolery tomfoolery horseplay antics

    Opposite seriousness solemnity gravity

◇Word family
buffoon noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
⌂Word origin and word building

From the Italian word buffone, meaning a jester, which came into English through French.

यह Italian शब्द buffone से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है विदूषक, और यह French के रास्ते English में आया।