单词 | buffoon |
释义 | buffoon —buffoonery /beuh fooh"neuh ree/, n. —buffoonish, adj. /beuh foohn"/, n. 1. a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. 2. a person given to coarse or undignified joking. [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 -o, acc. -onem] Syn. 1. jester, clown, fool. 2. boor. |
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