buffoonery

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈfuːnəri/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
buf•foon /bəˈfun/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one who amuses others by jokes, pranks, etc.
buf•foon•er•y, n. [uncountable]"What buffoonery is this?'' he thundered.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
buf•foon  (bə fo̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc.
  2. a person given to coarse or undignified joking.
  • Italian buffone, equivalent. to buff- (expressive base; compare buffa puff of breath, buffare to puff, puff up one's checks) + -one agent suffix Latin -ō, accusative -ōnem
  • French
  • 1540–50; earlier buffon
buf•foon•er•y  (bə fo̅o̅′nə rē),USA pronunciation n.  buf•foon′ish, adj. 
    1. jester, clown, fool. 2. boor.
'buffoonery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fool - harlequinade - buffoon - scurrilous

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