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Noun: harlequinade  'haa(r)-lu-kwi'neyd
Usage: archaic
  1. Acting like a clown or buffoon
    "The comedian's harlequinade had the audience in stitches";
    - buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, prank

Derived forms: harlequinades

Type of: craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery

Encyclopedia: Harlequinade