Found 3 items, similar to buffoon.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: buffoon
badut, lawak
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: buffoon
buffoon
n 1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn:
clown]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn:
clown,
merry andrew]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: buffoon
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.
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buffoon
\buf*foon"\, a.
Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.
“Buffoon stories.”
--Macaulay.
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To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic
dances. --Melmoth.
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buffoon
\buf*foon"\, v. i.
To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]
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