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Harlequinade

noun
1.
Acting like a clown or buffoon.  Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, japery, prank.





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"Harlequinade" Quotes from Famous Books



... scrap," cried Blount, quite carried away. "A harlequinade's the quickest thing we can do, for two reasons. First, one can gag to any degree; and, second, all the objects are household things—tables and towel-horses and washing ...
— The Innocence of Father Brown • G. K. Chesterton
... is very effective. Will the Public ever regain their taste for the short Pantomime, with one Big Show in it, and an hour's Harlequinade. JACK IN ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890 • Various
... on star and jewelled wand, the longing became unbearable. The scene passed in a minute. The clown and pantaloon came on, and presently Sir Harry saw Taffy's shoulders shaking, and set it down to laughter at the harlequinade. He could ...
— The Ship of Stars • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


Words linked to "Harlequinade" :   shtick, indulgence, japery, craziness, buffoonery, shtik, schtick, folly, schtik, clowning, frivolity, lunacy, tomfoolery, foolery, prank


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