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antics

British  
/ ˈæntɪks /

plural noun

  1. absurd or grotesque acts or postures

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Fiennes’s chapter on Paris skips the well-documented antics of Ernest Hemingway and Henry Miller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

There’s no real harm in relieving that stress by laughing at the antics of President Camacho.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Players are held to high standards as role models, and their off-field behaviour is as highly scrutinised as their on-field antics.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

I was hoping to hear laughter from the Freedom Writers in the audience because usually they’re the only people who laugh at my antics.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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