buffoon

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /bəˈfuːn/

Noun

buffoon (plural buffoons)

1. One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

   • To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.

2. (pejorative) An unintentionally ridiculous person.

Translations

• French: bouffon
• German: Hanswurst
• Italian: pagliaccio
• Portuguese: palhaço, bufão
• Russian: шут
• Spanish: bufón

Verb

buffoon (buffoons, present participle buffooning; past and past participle buffooned)

1. To behave like a buffoon

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