clownery

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:

     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) (xełkatakutʿyun) Portuguese: palhaçaria f, palhaçada (pt) f

Russian: клоуна́да (ru) f (klounáda)