the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Jesting; buffoonery.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Jesting; joking; raillery; mockery; buffoonery.
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n. acting like a clown or buffoon
Word Usage
"Thus far the storyline has consisted of endless scenes in which rhubarbing menials stand around with folded arms, the mood pitched somewhere between the knockabout rustic japery of Straw Dogs and the apocalyptic menace of a Yeo Valley ad."