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Noun
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Behavior characterized by clowning around and foolishness
tomfoolery
horseplay
buffoonery
shenanigans
skylarking
foolery
hijinks
roughhousing
clownery
monkeying
monkeyshines
roughhouse
slapstick
jesting
joking
high jinks
monkey business
horsing around
fooling around
playing around
mischief
antics
pranks
silliness
capers
larks
monkey tricks
didoes
foolishness
fun
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“The classroom was chaotic, with students engaging in constant clowning and disrupting the lesson.”
Noun
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The state of being jocose
jocosity
funniness
comedy
drollery
humorousness
comicality
jocularity
drollness
wit
wittiness
jocoseness
comicalness
facetiousness
amusement
flippancy
buffoonery
fun
gaiety
jesting
jest
witticism
levity
banter
gag
playfulness
happiness
tomfoolery
badinage
farcicality
pleasantry
joyfulness
zaniness
wisecrack
farce
raillery
joking
lightness
ludicrousness
joke
kidding
whimsy
ridiculousness
high spirits
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Noun
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Mischievous or foolish (and typically annoying) behavior
nonsense
mischievousness
naughtiness
misbehaviourUK
mischief
misbehaviorUS
pranks
tricks
roguery
shenanigans
capers
devilry
tomfoolery
larks
badness
diablerie
misconduct
misdemeanorUS
misdemeanourUK
perversity
deviltry
jesting
joking
buffoonery
hanky-panky
bad behaviour
carry-on
jiggery-pokery
carryings-on
goings-on
funny business
monkey business
monkey tricks
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Noun
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Comedy based on slapstick
low comedy
buffoonery
burlesque
farce
slapstick
physical comedy
slapstick comedy
light comedy
knockabout
visual comedy
satire
comedy
travesty
pantomime
parody
caricature
pasquinade
skit
play
humorUS
humourUK
knockabout comedy
comic play
comic opera
pratfall comedy
Noun
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A witty remark or joke
wisecrack
quip
joke
jest
witticism
gag
crack
pleasantry
funny
sally
josh
boffola
laugh
rib
drollery
jape
giggle
boffo
waggery
boff
nifty
yuck
yuk
pun
retort
epigram
riposte
comeback
dig
jibe
barb
gibe
rejoinder
remark
parody
zinger
yarn
one-liner
bon mot
witty remark
smart remark
flash of wit
sardonic remark
smart crack
pithy remark
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Adjective
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Witty, jocular, like a wag
waggish
mischievous
roguish
impish
puckish
arch
devilish
humorous
funny
playful
facetious
rascally
amusing
comical
witty
prankish
droll
tricksy
jocular
wicked
comic
chucklesome
sly
entertaining
knavish
whimsical
sportive
jokey
scampish
flippant
joking
teasing
jocose
elvish
frolicsome
leprechaunish
merry
jesting
risible
lively
pixieish
flip
lighthearted
gay
frivolous
glib
jolly
mirthful
pixie
pixy
ludic
cheerful
spirited
gamesome
kittenish
bantering
jaunty
snappy
jocund
joyous
blithe
bubbly
light-hearted
tongue-in-cheek
in jest
in fun
high-spirited
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Verb
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Present participle for to behave in a comical or playful way
larking
jesting
fooling around
messing around
monkeying around
clowning around
horsing around
mucking about
messing about
having fun
larking around
playing around
larking about
mucking around
playing the fool
cutting up
acting the fool
joking around
fooling about
acting foolishly
playing about
acting the clown
monkeying about
playing tricks
horsing about
indulging in horseplay
acting the goat
engaging in high jinks
acting crazy
kidding around
playing the goat
playing for laughs
playing the giddy goat
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“But even at 18, he couldn't kill off an instinct to clown around like a child.”
Verb
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Present participle for to engage in boisterous behavior, typically designed to attract attention
cutting up
showboating
skylarking
hotdogging
capering
cavorting
romping
playing
roughhousing
joking
misbehaving
monkeying around
fooling around
clowning around
horsing around
showing off
acting up
carrying on
whooping it up
playing jokes
larking
playing around
frolicking
rollicking
gambollingUK
gambolingUS
carousing
entertaining oneself
larking about
puttering around
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Verb
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Present participle for to talk humorously or flippantly (about something or someone)
joking
kidding
bantering
gagging
wisecracking
japing
jollying
needling
punning
ragging
revellingUK
revelingUS
yucking
yukking
cracking jokes
kidding around
horsing around
poking fun
telling jokes
making merry
playing the clown
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