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schtik vs buffoonery

buffoonery vs schtik

schtik and buffoonery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
schtik Yes No No No
buffoonery Yes No No No
As nouns, buffoonery is a hypernym of schtik; that is, buffoonery is a word with a broader meaning than schtik:
  • schtik: (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
  • buffoonery: acting like a clown or buffoon
Other hypernyms of schtik include clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank.
schtik (noun) buffoonery (noun)
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention acting like a clown or buffoon
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating
(Yiddish) a little; a piece
Difference between schtik and buffoonery

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