HyperDic: japery

English > 1 sense of the word japery:
NOUNactjapery, buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, prankacting like a clown or buffoon
English > japery: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningActing like a clown or buffoon.
Synonymsbuffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
Narrowershtik, schtik, shtick, schtick(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
Broaderfolly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgencefoolish or senseless behavior
Spanisharlequinada, bufonada, charlotada
Catalanarlequinada, bufonada, pallassada, xarlotada

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