buffoon
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buf·foon 
[buh-foon] Pronunciation Key
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[buh-foon] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. |
| 2. | a person given to coarse or undignified joking. |
[Origin: 1540–50; earlier buffon < F < It buffone, equiv. to buff- (expressive base; cf. buffa puff of breath, buffare to puff, puff up one's checks) + -one agent suffix ≪ L -ō, acc. -ōnem]
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buf·foon·ish, adjective
—Synonyms 1. jester, clown, fool. 2. boor.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| buf·foon
(bə-fōōn') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.] buf·foon'er·y (bə-fōō'nə-rē) n. |
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Buffoonery
Buf*foon"er*y\, n.; pl. Buffooneries. [F. bouffonnerie.] The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures. Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a "What makes you blush?" --Spectator.
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