zany
zany (zā"ne) , adjective
Comical in a clownish or buffoonish manner; whimsically comical.
Zany , noun
[Italian zanni a buffoon, merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, Latin Ioannes, Greek {not transcribed}, Hebrew Yōkhānān, prop., the Lord graciously gave: compare French zani, from the Italian. Compare Jenneting.]
A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
Then write that I may follow, and so be
Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany.
Preacher at once, and zany of thy age.
Zany , transitive verb
To mimic. [Obsolete]
Your part is acted; give me leave at distance
To zany it.