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Definition: JAPERY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Acting like a clown or buffoon.[Wordnet]
2. Jesting; buffoonery.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Japery" is a common misspelling or typo for: napery, jaspery.

Date "Japery" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Japery \Jap"er*y\, noun. [Compare to Old French japerie yelping.]. (references)

Definition: JAPERY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Acting like a clown or buffoon.[Wordnet]
2. Jesting; buffoonery.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"JAPERY" is a common misspelling or typo for: napery, jaspery.

Date "JAPERY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Japery \Jap"er*y\, noun. [Compare to Old French japerie yelping.]. (references)