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merry-andrew

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mer⋅ry-an⋅drew

[mer-ee-an-droo]
–noun
a clown; buffoon.

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.]
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