1) Ape 2) Ass 3) Bozo 4) Clown 5) Dolt 6) Harlequin 7) Jester 8) Joker 9) Kelly 10) Merry-andrew 11) Oaf 12) Pantaloon 13) Zany
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1) Clown 2) Fool 3) French word used in English 4) Jester 5) Muggins 6) Saphead 7) Tomfool
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- a rude or vulgar fool
- a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
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• (n.) A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew. • (v. t.) To treat with buffoonery. • (a.) Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. • (v. i.) To act the part of a buffoon.
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Buf·foon' adjective Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. '
Buffoon stories.'
Macaulay. « To divert the audience with
buffoon postures and antic dances.
Melmoth. »
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Buf·foon' intransitive verb To act the part of a buffoon. [ R.]
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Buf·foon' noun [ French
bouffon (cf. Italian
buffone ,
buffo ,
buffa , puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), from
bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See
Buffet a blow.] A man who makes a pr...
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Buf·foon' transitive verb To treat with buffoonery.
Glanvill. Found on
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A buffoon is a merry-andrew, a clown, a jester. The term comes from the Italian buffone, from buffare, to jest, to sport. Buffo, in Italian, is the name given to a comic actor; a burlesque play is called a commedia buffa, and a comic opera opera buffa. The Italians, however, distinguish the buffo cantante, which requires good singing, from the buff...
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Buffoon is British slang for a stupid person.
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a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. · a person given to coarse or undignified joking.
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[SAT terms] a rude or vulgar fool
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