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Noun: antic  an-tik
  1. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    - joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on, dido [N. Amer]
Adjective: antic  an-tik
Usage: archaic
  1. Ludicrously odd
    "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition";
    - fantastic, fantastical, grotesque
Verb: antic (anticked,anticking)  an-tik
Usage: archaic
  1. Act as or like a clown
    - clown, clown around

Derived forms: anticked, anticking, antics

See also: strange, unusual

Type of: diversion, jest, joke, recreation

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