Noun: harlequinade 'haa(r)-lu-kwi'neyd
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- 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