japery

Questions about japery

What does japery mean?

japery means "acting like a clown or buffoon".

How many syllables are in japery?

japery has 3 syllables: ja-pe-ry. The stress falls on "ja".

What is another word for japery?

Close synonyms include buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, prank. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is japery a common word?

japery is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.