buffoon
buffoon ({not transcribed}) , noun
[French bouffon (compare Italian buffone, buffo, buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), from bouffer to puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for the amusement of the spectators. See Buffet a blow.]
A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.
buffoon ({not transcribed}) , adjective
Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.
Buffoon stories.
To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.
buffoon , intransitive verb
To act the part of a buffoon. [Rare]
Buffoon , transitive verb
To treat with buffoonery. — Glanvill