ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Drollery

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard the word "drollery"? It's a funny word that means something that is funny or amusing - like a silly joke, a silly cartoon, or even a funny story.

Imagine if you were playing with your toys and you made up a silly story about your toy dinosaur going on an adventure. That would be a type of drollery - it's something that makes people laugh or smile because it's funny or silly.

Drollery can also refer to the little drawings or decorations that people used to put in books a long time ago. These were often little funny or weird pictures that were meant to make the reader smile or laugh.

So basically, drollery is a word that is used to describe things that are funny, silly or amusing - whether it's a joke, a cartoon, a story, or even a funny picture or drawing. It's just something that makes you smile and laugh!