Balourdise

/bæˈlʊrdaɪz/ verb

To act stupidly or clumsily; to behave like a fool or oaf.

From French 'balourd' (clumsy oaf) with the verb suffix '-ise' (British) or '-ize' (American), a rare word that surfaced in English through French literary influence, now primarily historical.

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