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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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Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 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

Yet we figured that the antics of Diego Maradona and David Beckham, a taste for brazen cheating, and the existence of an actual war made for a bulletproof argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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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