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buffoon

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1. buffoon - Noun

2. buffoon - Adjective

3. buffoon - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. John Dryden

He is killer and clown, big-hearted buffoon and strutting martinet. Idi Amin

When a situation gets so bad that no solution seems possible there is left only murder or suicide. Or both. These failing, one becomes a buffoon. Henry Miller

With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face. Iain Glen

The antics of a market buffoon provide laughter, but nobody prays that his child becomes the market buffoon. African Proverb

The antics of a market buffoon provide laughter. African Proverb

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