grotesquerie
gro·tes·que·rie
noun
1.
ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Origin
From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) + -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque + -erie.
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