pantaloonery

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noun

The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.

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Meanings

nounpantaloonery (usually uncountable, plural pantalooneries)

plural pantalooneries

  1. dateduncountableusuallyThe character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.

    The clownery and pantaloonery of these pantomimes have clean passed out of my head

    1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC
  2. dateduncountableusuallyMaterials used to make pantaloons.

Origin

From pantaloon + -ery.

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APA

pantaloonery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantaloonery

MLA

“pantaloonery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantaloonery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pantaloonery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantaloonery.

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