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mer⋅ry-an⋅drew
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ˌmɛr
iˈæn
dru
/
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an
-droo
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–noun
a clown; buffoon.
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Origin:
1665–75;
merry
+
Andrew,
generic use of the proper name
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mer·ry-an·drew
(měr'ē-ān'drōō)
n. A clown; a buffoon.
[
merry
+ the name
Andrew
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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merry-andrew
"a buffoon; a zany; a jack-pudding" [Johnson], originally "mountebank's assistant," 1673, from
merry
+ masc. proper name
Andrew,
but there is no certain identification with an individual.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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