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absurdity
 
NOUN:1. Foolish behavior: folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery, zaniness. Informal : craziness. See ABILITY. 2. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd: Informal : hoot, joke, laugh, scream. Slang : gas, howl, panic, riot. Idioms: a laugh a minute. See LAUGHTER.
 
 
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