buffoonery

== English == === Alternative forms === buffoonry (archaic) === Etymology === From buffoon + -ery. === Pronunciation === (Canada) IPA(key): /bəˈfuːnəɹi/ Hyphenation: buf‧foon‧ery === Noun === buffoonery (countable and uncountable, plural buffooneries) The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness. before 1891: P.T. Barnum, quoted in The Life of Phineas T. Barnum [1] The Temperance Reform was too serious a matter for trifling jokes and buffooneries. ==== Translations ====