buffoon
buf·foon
(bə-fo͞on′)n.
1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.]
buf·foon′er·y (bə-fo͞o′nə-rē) n.
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buffoon
(bəˈfuːn)n
1. a person who amuses others by ridiculous or odd behaviour, jokes, etc
2. a foolish person
[C16: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin būfō, from Latin: toad]
bufˈfoonery n
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buf•foon
(bəˈfun)n.
1. a person who amuses others by jokes, pranks, etc.
2. a person given to coarse or offensive joking.
[1540–50; earlier buffon < French < Italian buffone=buff- (expressive base) + -one agent suffix]
buf•foon′er•y, n.
buf•foon′ish, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  buffoon - a rude or vulgar fool |
| 2. |  buffoon - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviorcomedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts harlequin - a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) jester, motley fool, fool - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages whiteface - a clown whose face is covered with white make-up zany - a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect |
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buffoon
noun clown, fool, comic, comedian, wag, joker, jester, dag (N.Z. informal), harlequin, droll, silly billy (informal), joculator or (fem.) joculatrix, merry-andrew a drunken buffoon
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