Zany

[Za·ny]

If you've been called zany, you are goofy, wacky, and clownish. Zany describes very silly people and behaviors. If you break into a bad, old guy imitation of hip hop, you might be trying too hard to be zany.

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A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

Noun
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Noun
a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

Adjective S.
like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"

Adjective S.
pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

n.
A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

v. t.
To mimic.

Zany

Za"ny , n.; pl. Zanies . [It. zanni a buffoon, merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr. , Heb. Y'd3kh'ben'ben, prop., the Lord graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf. Jenneting.] A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

Then write that I may follow, and so be Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany.

Preacher at once, and zany of thy age.

Zany

Za"ny , v. t. To mimic. [Obs.]

Your part is acted; give me leave at distance To zany it.

A merry-andrew; a buffoon.

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I think there are opportunities for women in comedies - how zany is up to them.

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