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1. Acting like a clown or buffoon
   - buffoonery, japery, frivolity, harlequinade [archaic], prank
    
2. A comic incident or series of incidents
   - drollery, comedy, funniness

1. Act as or like a clown
   - clown around, antic [archaic]

Derived forms: clownings

Type of: craziness, folly, foolery, fun, indulgence, jest, joke, lunacy, play, sport, tomfoolery

Encyclopedia: Clowning