Comicry

/ˈkɒmɪkri/ noun

Definition

Comic behavior, joking, buffoonery, or the art and practice of making people laugh through humor.

Etymology

From 'comic' (Greek 'komikos') plus the suffix '-ry' (indicating a practice or collection, like in 'archery' or 'snobbery'). A less common but valid variant of the term 'comedy.'

Kelly Says

The suffix '-ry' creates words for whole domains of activity (witchcraft, sorcery, chicanery), so 'comicry' suggests comedy not as isolated jokes but as a whole realm of human behavior and performance. It's the world comedians inhabit.

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