Buffoon

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  • noun. A clown; a jester.
  • noun. A person given to clowning and joking.
  • noun. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who makes a practice of amusing others by tricks, odd gestures and postures, jokes, and other vulgar pleasantries; a droll; a merryandrew; a clown; a jester.
  • noun. Synonyms See zany.
  • Characteristic of a buffoon; buffoonish.
  • To act the part of a buffoon.
  • To make ridiculous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • adjective. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.
  • transitive verb. To treat with buffoonery.
  • intransitive verb. To act the part of a buffoon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
  • noun. An unintentionally ridiculous person.
  • verb. To behave like a buffoon
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a rude or vulgar fool
  • noun. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior