drollery


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
droll /drəʊl/
adjective amusing in a strange or quaint way. noun archaic a jester; a buffoon.
– derivatives
drollery noun,
drollness noun,
drolly /ˈdrəʊlli/ adverb.
– origin C17: from Fr. drôle, perh. from MDu. drolle ‘imp, goblin’.
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