buffoon

[buf·foon]

A buffoon is someone whose ridiculous behavior is a source of amusement to others. People you might call a buffoon are a political rival or the guy at work who tells silly jokes at office parties.

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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.

Noun
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Noun
a rude or vulgar fool

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.

a.
Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.

v. i.
To act the part of a buffoon.

v. t.
To treat with buffoonery.

Buffoon

Buf*foon" , n. [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. 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 practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.

Buffoon

Buf*foon" , a. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. "Buffoon stories." Macaulay.

To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.

Buffoon

Buf*foon", v. i. To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]

Buffoon

Buf*foon", v. t. To treat with buffoonery. Glanvill.

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.

Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.

To act the part of a buffoon.

To treat with buffoonery.

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