buffooneries
Silly comedic performances
Buffooneries are acts of clownish or foolish behavior meant to amuse—pratfalls, silly faces, exaggerated antics.
The word carries mild disdain, suggesting the humor is crude or undignified: The meeting devolved into buffooneries when no one could agree.
A single instance is a buffoonery.
Staged comedic falls
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- capersPranks or tangy buds
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
mugging · horseplay · tomfoolery · clowning · zaniness · pantomime · harlequinade · mummery
Wildly illogical quality
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- inanityPointless, shallow foolishness
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
idiocy · stupidity · senselessness · foolishness · ridiculousness · fatuousness · preposterousness · daftness
Playful mischievous acts
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
- japesHumorous tricks or quips
- capersPranks or tangy buds
- high jinksBoisterous, playful behavior
tomfoolery · shenanigans · frolics · escapades · stunts · mischief · monkeyshines · tricks
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- sketchHasty informal drawing
improv · shtick · mimicry · comedian · pantomime · clowning · jester · physical comedy
Absence of good judgment
- stupidityLack of intelligence
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- asininityObstinate foolishness
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
nonsense · absurdity · inanity · witlessness · senselessness · fatuity · imbecility · brainlessness
Satirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
ridicule · travesty · send-up · burlesque · raillery · persiflage · derision · farce
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
farcicality · grotesquerie · outrageousness · absurdism · laughability · comicality · bizarreness · exaggeration
pratfalls
Staged comedic falls
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- capersPranks or tangy buds
jesting · mugging · horseplay · tomfoolery · clowning · zaniness · pantomime · harlequinade · mummery · shtick
absurdity
Wildly illogical quality
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- inanityPointless, shallow foolishness
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
nonsense · idiocy · stupidity · senselessness · foolishness · ridiculousness · fatuousness · preposterousness · daftness · asininity
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
high jinks · tomfoolery · shenanigans · frolics · escapades · stunts · mischief · monkeyshines · tricks · larks
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
sketch · improv · shtick · mimicry · comedian · pantomime · clowning · jester · physical comedy · sight gags
folly
Absence of good judgment
silliness · nonsense · absurdity · inanity · witlessness · senselessness · fatuity · imbecility · brainlessness · unwisdom
parody
Satirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
satire · ridicule · travesty · send-up · burlesque · raillery · persiflage · derision · farce · jest
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
preposterousness · farcicality · grotesquerie · outrageousness · absurdism · laughability · comicality · bizarreness · exaggeration · travesty
buffooneriespropriety
Correctness of conduct
decorum · solemnities · gravitas · dignities · courtliness
buffooneriessolemnities
Serious ceremonial observances
gravities · seriousness · earnestness · soberness · graveness
buffooneriessagacity
Penetrating mental acuity
wisdom · prudence · judiciousness · sensibleness · levelheadedness