Buffoon synonyms
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An unforeseen but important difficulty, fact, or circumstance.
jack-pudding
A buffoon character appearing in stage and street performances.
An actor who plays comic parts
A person who jests; esp., a professional fool employed by a medieval ruler for amusement
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A ludicrous, buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts feebly to mimic the tricks of the clown.
(Prison jargon) A child molester.
pantalone
polichinelle
pulcinella
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pickle-herring
(Obsolete) A Merry Andrew; a buffoon.
dullard (related)
poseur (related)
A caricature.
A fellow; a guy.
buffo
An opera singer, generally a bass, who plays a comic role
A comic book.
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(Now Rare) A droll person; jester
A person with little or no judgment, common sense, wisdom, etc.; silly or stupid person; simpleton
(Person, proper) A traditional comic character in pantomime, who wears a mask and spangled, diamond-patterned tights of many colors and sometimes carries a wooden wand or sword
A person skilled in the expression of humor; esp., a professional writer or teller of amusing stories, jokes, etc.
A person with profound intellectual disability having a mental age below three years and generally unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
(US, slang, pejorative) A dull or stupid person.
A disease or disorder producing symptoms like those of another.
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The definition of a playboy is a man who has lots of casual sex.
One who plays tricks or pranks.
The words or other products of expression used in this way:
A comical or humorous person; joker; wit
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
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oaf (related)
half-wit (related)
simpleton (related)
sycophant (related)
moron (related)
prig (related)
twit (related)
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sociopath (related)
nincompoop (related)
megalomaniac (related)
Find another word for buffoon. In this page you can discover 45 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for buffoon, like: hanswurst, joker, merry-andrew, jack-pudding, clown, comedian, jester, mime, zany, goof and goofball.