Definition of "clownery" []

• The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery. (noun)

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• "Sexist remarks 23%, gross anti-leftist insults 19%, gaffes and clownery 19%, xenophobic cliches 15%, rampant egotism 12%, antisemitism 7%, blasphemy 2%, homophobia 1.5%."
• "I was, you know, getting in trouble for being funny and that was the first time that my class clownery was funneled in a positive direction and I think that's what 826 does."
• "There were six high schools and relentlessly foolish stunts and an attitude of indifference and clownery everywhere but the basketball court."