Dictionary entry

Buffoonery

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Buf‐foon″er‐y (�), n.; pl.Buffooneries (�). [F. bouffonnerie.] The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.

Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a “What makes you blush?”

Spectator.