Funniment

For the funniments of the fair, I confess I have little relish. Springing a rattle, I always deemed something too serious for a joke; and no nautical gentleman ever yet laughed at having his back scratched.

[…]; and at some of Barry’s funniments the Prince of Wales and his royal sister laughed[…]

His disguise as the Baron Mugwump also lent itself to much funniment.

Therefore he has Berowne leave the stage first, lets Costard lag behind for a little solitary funniment, and then bolt after Berowne. If the funniment raises a laugh, that breaks contact, as it were, and continuity.

Mrs. Levine, mother of former Councilman Arnold Levine, totes around an array of jokes and general funniments.