According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
HARLEQUINADE
buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
(noun) acting like a clown or buffoon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
harlequinade (plural harlequinades)
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
Source: Wiktionary
Har"le*quin*ade`, n. Etym: [F. arleguinade.]
Definition: A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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