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buffooneries

buffooneries is the plural of buffoonery.

Meaning of buffoonery

Noun

buffoonery (countable and uncountable, plural buffooneries)

  1. The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
    • Araminta, come I'll talk ſeriouſly to you now, could you but ſee vvith my Eyes the buffoonry of one Scene of Addreſs, a Lover, ſet out with all his Equipage and Appurtenances; […]1693, Will[iam] Congreve, The Old Batchelour, a Comedy. […], London: […] Peter Buck, […], →OCLC, Act II, scene [ii], page 14

Questions about buffooneries

What is buffooneries the plural of?
Buffooneries is the plural of buffoonery.

Words near buffooneries in the dictionary

  1. buffons
  2. buffont
  3. buffonts
  4. buffoon
  5. buffooned
  6. buffooneries
  7. buffoonerous
  8. buffoonery
  9. buffoonesque
  10. buffoonic
  11. buffooning

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