Plural of antick; multiple foolish or playfully ridiculous actions or behaviors.
Regular plural formation from antick. The plural form emphasizes repeated or various instances of silly or comedic behavior.
Shakespeare and his contemporaries used 'anticks' to describe the theatrical antics that delighted audiences—it's a word loaded with Elizabethan entertainment and physical comedy.
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