japery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun acting like a clown or buffoon
    harlequinade; clowning; frivolity; buffoonery; prank.

WordNet

Jap"er*y noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.
Definitions
  1. Jesting; buffoonery. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913