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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
antics
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The Queen is said to disapprove of the antics of some of the younger members of the Royal Family.
▪ Three skydivers jumped off a skyscraper, but most skydivers disapprove of such antics.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Certainly, in comparison to Errol Flynn's, Finch's antics were mild.
▪ Classical music elders may turn up their noses, but so far, the antics are working.
▪ Her shoulder was stinging, but Maria couldn't help laughing at his effervescent antics.
▪ She glanced around with an innocent expression on her face, but all eyes were on the Doctor's antics.
▪ The Bloomsbury Group is only one of dozens of such groups, albeit one whose antics have been chronicled at numbing length.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
antics

"ludicrous behavior," 1520s; see antic.

Wiktionary
antics

n. (plural of antic English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: antic)

Wikipedia
Antics (album)

Antics is the second studio album by the American rock band Interpol, released in September 2004. The album went on to sell 488,000 copies in the U.S. and over 100,000 in the UK. It made the top 10 list of several music critics for the year of 2004.

Morse code is used in several places throughout the album's packaging, continuing the nautical themes found in a few of the tracks' lyrics ("Take You on a Cruise", "Public Pervert", "A Time To Be So Small"). Code for the word "antics" is used on the back panel of the slipcase, as well as in the booklet; other words included in code are "length", "narc", "cruise", and "exit". Photography of the band used in the interior of the album was produced by Ami Barwell.

The album was reissued in August 2005 in the United States with a bonus disc that contained four remixes by the band, a B-side, and the videos for all three singles.

Antics was certified gold by the RIAA on April 1, 2009.

Usage examples of "antics".

And Prane and Chadless seemed to have moved theatre semantics into another frame of reference entirely.

Ken, who wanted nothing more than to have Todd out of his sight after the morning's antics, glowered down at the small serious face.

The horses, having caught the snake stink, were dancing frantically about, their riders controlling their antics with unconcerned skill.

Chuckling over the creature's antics, Odis climbed up the boat's ventral fin and over the back to the hatch.

The audience murmured, half in amusement, the other half totally confused by the antics.

Grudgingly, the chief had to admit that the kid never disobeyed him, never lost control, never resorted to any of the antics some space-happy yeomen did.

I can't believe they're able to pull off such antics when they're supposed to be so closely watched!

Others had admired the creature and, obtaining permission from the Rowan to import `a few' more, several families in the compound now enjoyed their endearing antics.

But she'd come early into her extraordinary mental powers, frightening everyone on the station with her antics and incredibly dangerous use of telekinesis.

Laria was so fascinated by their antics that Tip had to whistle a warning to her.

As most of you already know,' now Ashiant grinned as he glanced about, 'the Prime has demonstrated some of his potential use to the Fleet by what I hear-' he cleared his throat, 'are termed his antics today.

Admiral del Falco, Commander Baldwin visible on his right, was waxing eloquent about the 'antics' of these 'unruly, undisciplined and unprincipled Talents 'I thought you kept more control on your people, Raven.

The four of them started to do cartwheels and other acrobatic antics around the dining table.

The exodus didn't take long, but Killashandra was wide-eyed at the piloting and wondered that the Singers didn't collide with such antics.

As Bunny passed by Lavelle's place on her way to Clodagh's, she was even more surprised at the antics of Lavelle's dogs.