ˈdrōl(ə)rē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: French drôlerie, from drôle droll + -erie -ery
1. : something that is droll: as
a. : a comic picture or drawing
for thy walls, a pretty slight drollery — Shakespeare
b. : droll 2a
c. : an amusing story or manner : jest
could not keep his drolleries out of the pulpit — H.E.Starr
d. : an artistic or intellectual production of a light and humorous character
the delightful drolleries of Gilbert and Sullivan
produced some excellent verse, drolleries, and children's books — H.E.Starr
2. : the act or an instance of making jest of or burlesquing
a notable talent for drollery
3. : the quality of being droll : whimsical humor
stories that amuse not by their wit but by their drollery