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Buffoon
Buffoon Buf*foon", a.
Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. ``Buffoon stories.'
--Macaulay.
To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic
dances. --Melmoth.
Buffoon
Buffoon Buf*foon", v. i.
To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]
Buffoon
Buffoon Buf*foon", v. t.
To treat with buffoonery. --Glanvill.
BuffoonBuffoon 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.
Meaning of Buffoon from wikipedia
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