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HARLEQUINADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does harlequinade mean?
• HARLEQUINADE (noun)
The noun HARLEQUINADE has 1 sense:
1. acting like a clown or buffoon
Familiarity information: HARLEQUINADE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acting like a clown or buffoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
buffoonery; clowning; frivolity; harlequinade; japery; prank
Hypernyms ("harlequinade" is a kind of...):
craziness; folly; foolery; indulgence; lunacy; tomfoolery (foolish or senseless behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harlequinade"):
schtick; schtik; shtick; shtik ((Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning)
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