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iˈæn noun
a clown; buffoon.
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| merry-andrew | |
| —n | |
| a joker, clown, or buffoon | |
| [C17: original reference of Andrew unexplained] | |
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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.
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