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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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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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