clownery

English

Etymology

clown +‎ -ery

Noun

clownery (countable and uncountable, plural clowneries)

1. The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
   • 2009 May 9, Joshua Robinson, “Five-Run Inning Gives Mets Room for Errors”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Defensive clownery by the Mets at certain points of the game ultimately cost the 22-year-old Niese his first major league win in eight months.

Translations

the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery

• Armenian: խեղկատակություն (hy) (xeġkatakutʻyun)
• Portuguese: palhaçaria f, palhaçada (pt) f
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• Russian: клоуна́да (ru) f (klounáda)