japery

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
japery
    n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: {buffoonery},
         {clowning}, {japery}, {frivolity}, {harlequinade}, {prank}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Japery \Jap"er*y\, n. [Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.]
   Jesting; buffoonery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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