Associations to the word «Buffoonery»

Wiktionary

BUFFOONERY, noun. Foolishness, silliness; the behaviour expected of a buffoon.

Dictionary definition

BUFFOONERY, noun. Acting like a clown or buffoon.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats