hoopy antic
- noun
- Informal
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- The comedian's hoopy antics brought joy to audiences of all ages.
Examples
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She entertained the children with her hoopy antics throughout the party.
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Don't you love her hoopy antics at parties?
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His hoopy antics always made everyone laugh.
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His hoopy antic made everyone laugh.
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His hoopy antics always brought smiles to everyone's faces during the family gathering.
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She performed hoopy antics that kept the kids giggling at the birthday party.
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The actor's hoopy antics in the film provided hilarious moments that entertained the viewers.
Synonyms
53
5.6
Funny, silly actions people do to make others laugh
33
4.9
A very funny person, story, or situation that makes people laugh
29
2.6
Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny
8
3.2
Acting in a silly way to make people laugh
5
7.9
Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh
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5.5
Full of clumsy, noisy actions meant to make people laugh
3
9.3
A playful trick or remark meant to make people laugh
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5.3
A funny, strange way of acting that surprises and makes people laugh
1
4.9
A very funny person or event that makes you laugh a lot
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9.7
A joke that makes an audience laugh loudly
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9.9
Behavior that is foolish, annoying, and often meant to make people laugh
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9.9
Playful, foolish behavior that tries to make people laugh
Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh
Silly behavior meant to make people laugh
Playful acts that tease people in a friendly way
A short time when someone acts very silly and makes people laugh
Antonyms
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4.6
A calm, quiet way of behaving that shows you are thinking about important things
How Amusing
Surface Forms
Morphology
hoopy + antic
The modifier 'hoopy' is not a recognized/defined word in the provided data (marked as not found), so its semantic contribution is unpredictable to a B1 learner; although 'antic' means an amusing act, that single known constituent does not allow the learner to derive the combined meaning. The phrase therefore behaves like slang/idiomatic wording whose meaning cannot be compositionally inferred from its parts, making it opaque.
Etymology
Hoopy antic may come from the image of someone playing with a hoop, doing small, funny moves or tricks to get attention and make people laugh. So hoopy antic means 'silly or amusing behavior' used to entertain others.