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   Buf·foon

   /bəˈfo͞on/

   

   noun

   • 1. a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown. Similar foolidiotdoltassnincompoopblockheadduncedunderheadignoramusdullardmoronsimpletondonkeyjackassinformal:chumpnumbskulldopetwitnitwithalfwitclotboneheadfatheadbirdbraintwerpninnynumptynitberkmuppetpratwazzock

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from medieval Latin buffo ‘clown’. Originally recorded as a rare Scots word for a kind of pantomime dance, the term later (late 16th century) denoted a professional jester.

   Derivatives

   • 1. buffoonish adjective

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