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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
buffoon \buf*foon"\, noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
buffoon \buf*foon"\, adjective Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. ''Buffoon stories.'' --Macaulay.
To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances. --Melmoth.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
buffoon \buf*foon"\, verb (used without an object) To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Buffoon \Buf*foon"\, verb (used with an object) To treat with buffoonery. --Glanvill.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
buffoon
noun
1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: {clown}]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: {clown}, {merry andrew}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "buffoon": Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, ass, bad boy, booger, born fool, buffo, bugger, clown, cutup, devil, doodle, egregious ass, elf, enfant terrible, figure of fun, fool, funmaker, harlequin, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, ignoramus, imp, jack-pudding, jackass, jester, joker, jokester, knave, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, lunatic, merry-andrew, milksop, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, mooncalf, motley, motley fool, perfect fool, pickle-herring, pixie, practical joker, prankster, puck, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, scamp, scapegrace, schmuck, softhead, sop, stupid ass, tomfool, wag, zany
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