Also means
buffoonery
Usage Note
Pitrerie derives from pitre ('clown, buffoon') and refers to silly or clownish behaviour, usually used in the plural pitreries: faire des pitreries ('to clown around'). It often carries mild disapproval — someone wasting time with antics. Related: pitoyable ('pitiful') shares the root via Old French pite.
Examples
"Arrête tes pitreries et sois sérieux pour une fois."
Natural Translation
Stop your clowning and be serious for once.
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