buffoon
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7.4
- noun
- /bəˈfun/
- Offensive
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bufón
- He acted like a complete buffoon during the party, making everyone laugh with his silly antics.
So he says the marketplace is full of solemn buffoons, and the people boast of their great men.
- So he says the marketplace is full of solemn buffoons, and the people boast of their great men.
- Like I wasn't a human being in their presence watching them behave like a buffoon.
- You had to train the American buffoon to want that truck.
- White people, historic orc figures all look like buffoons or aggressors.
- They're just buffoons that have like good jobs working for him.
- And to know that Rudy Giuliani and that Kraken lawyer and all of these buffoons, they know.
- He's just a grifter and A and a buffoon and, and just like an absolute blowhard liar.
Examples
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For some, he may be a total buffoon; for others, he is a statesman.
Academic text (2002) -
Something tells me that inside that buffoon, there's a real human being trying to get out.
Fiction book (1994) -
What kind of buffoon would spend all that money?
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There are people who think of Johnny as a clown and a buffoon.
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You're making it obvious to the voters what a buffoon you are.
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His character was a buffoon, and it lowered my enjoyment of the movie.
Blog text (8) -
They've been trying to cast him as a buffoon for years now, and he just isn't one.
Blog text (10) -
But there are a lot out there that are absolute buffoons who are frighteningly stupid.
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You old buffoon.
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Sit down, you buffoon.
Synonyms
372
1.0
A performer who wears bright clothes and makes people laugh
59
3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
23
7.5
A silly person who acts funny to make others laugh
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5.9
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
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9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
4
6.9
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
4
9.1
A person who is easily fooled or behaves foolishly
3
8.1
A person who acts in a funny, silly way to make people laugh
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9.1
A person who is silly and acts foolishly
2
9.9
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
People call someone silly or crazy as a friendly joke
1
9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
1
8.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
1
9.9
A funny puppet or person who acts silly to make people laugh
1
9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
A person who acts silly to make people laugh
A person who acts like a clown to make others laugh
A person in a group who often makes others laugh with funny stories or actions
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
A person who acts in a silly, playful way
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A person who acts silly and playful
A silly person who does not act seriously
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Etymology
Buffoon comes from the Italian buffone, from buffare meaning 'to puff' or 'to blow', because early jesters and clowns often puffed their cheeks and made loud, silly faces to get laughs. So a buffoon is someone who behaves in a silly, clownish way to amuse others.