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buffoon(noun) A person given to clowning and joking. Synonyms: merry andrew, clown, goof, goofballUsage: At a country fair there was a buffoon who made all the people laugh by imitating the cries of various animals.
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Daemon wrote:At a country fair there was a buffoon who made all the people laugh by imitating the cries of various animals. 
აბა ყვავებს ვინ დაიჭერს, კარგო? გალიაში ბულბულები ზიან.
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The word is used with a more negative meaning than what is implied by the definition.
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Noun 1. buffoon - a rude or vulgar foolbuffoon - a rude or vulgar fool
clown
fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
2. buffoon - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviorbuffoon - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
merry andrew, clown, goof, goofball
comedian, 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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