clowning

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

clowning
    n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {buffoonery},
         {clowning}, {japery}, {frivolity}, {harlequinade}, {prank}]
    2: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: {drollery},
       {clowning}, {comedy}, {funniness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clowning \clowning\ n.
   1. acting like a clown or buffoon.

   Syn: buffoonery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a comic incident or series of incidents.

   Syn: drollery, comedy, funniness.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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