Liliputin-5709

With his Liberation Day antics Trump tries to liberate us from common sense ... "
Aristotle

Liliputins. What, the heck, is this?
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antics

noun
antics (plural noun)
foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior:
"the antics of our political parties"
Origin
early 16th century: from antic.
Translate antics to

German

Pos­sen, der

Bedeutungen (2)
plumpe oder alberne Spaesse; Unfug, Unsinn
Grammatik
nur im Plural
Beispiele
Possen treiben
lass die Possen!
Wendungen, Redensarten, Sprichwoerter
Possen reissen (derbe Spaesse machen, treiben; urspruenglich = komisches oder groteskes bildnerisches Beiwerk auf dem Reissbrett entwerfen)
Wendungen, Redensarten, Sprichwoerter
jemandem einen Possen spielen (veraltend: jemandem einen derben Streich spielen)

Synonyme zu Possen:
Flausen, Hokuspokus, Kinderei, Maetzchen

Zur Uebersicht der Synonyme zu Pos­sen
Herkunft:
spaetmittelhochdeutsch possen = reliefartiges, fig;rliches Bildwerk, dann: verschnoerkeltes, komisches oder groteskes bildnerisches Beiwerk an Bauwerken o. ;. < franzoesisch bosse = erhabene Bildhauerarbeit, eigentlich = Hoecker, Beule, wohl aus dem Germanischen

Similar and Opposite Words
noun
foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior:
capers
pranks
larks
escapades
high jinks
skylarking
stunts
tricks
horseplay

Funny, silly, or strange behavior
Antics refer to funny, silly, or strange behavior. It is usually used in the plural form. Antics can refer to absurd or grotesque acts or postures, or playful or silly tricks. It is often used in a disapproving manner.


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Common sense is a vague term that generally means having good sense and sound judgment in practical matters. It is an instinct to get to the simple solution as quickly as possible and to draw upon the so-called “obvious” conclusion. In philosophy, common sense is also a capability of the animal soul proposed by Aristotle, which enables different individual senses to collectively perceive the characteristics of physical things such as movement and size.

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