clowning

English Thesaurus

1. acting like a clown or buffoon (noun.act)

hypernym	:	craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery,
definition	:	foolish or senseless behavior (noun.act)

hyponym	:	schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik,
definition	:	(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning (noun.act)

2. a comic incident or series of incidents (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	fun, play, sport,
definition	:	verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) (noun.communication)

3. acting like a clown or buffoon (noun.act)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	frivolous,
definition	:	not serious in content or attitude or behavior (adj.all)

4. a comic incident or series of incidents (noun.communication)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible,
definition	:	arousing or provoking laughter (adj.all)

5. acting like a clown or buffoon (noun.act)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	frivolous,
definition	:	not serious in content or attitude or behavior (adj.all)

6. a comic incident or series of incidents (noun.communication)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible,
definition	:	arousing or provoking laughter (adj.all)