Clown synonyms

buffoon

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

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fool

(Informal) A person with a talent or enthusiasm for a certain activity:

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actor (related)

(Software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

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gawk

A clumsy, stupid fellow; simpleton

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bozo

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gawky

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clodhopper

(US) Any kind of shoe.

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_grimacier jackpudding

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jester

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laughter (related)

The action of laughing or the sound resulting

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harlequin

A clown; a buffoon.

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carl

(Scot.) A sturdy fellow

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jokester

One who tells or plays jokes; a joker.

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comic

A comic book.

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scaramouch

A boastful coward or rascal

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scaramouche

A roguish clown character from Italy

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hick

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punchinello

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wisecracker

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quipster

One given to or known for making quips.

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goof

(US, cinematography) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.

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tap dancing (related)

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crappo (related)

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punch

(Person, proper) The main character, a hook-nosed and humpbacked figure, of a Punch-and-Judy show

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cutup

A mischievous person; a prankster.

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buffoonish

Characteristic of a buffoon

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wag

The act or motion of wagging:

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antic

A caricature.

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comedian

(Rare) A writer of comedy

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baboonish

Like a baboon.

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boor

A rude, awkward, or ill-mannered person

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bumpkin

An awkward, unsophisticated person; a yokel.

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clownery

The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.

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clowning

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farceur

An actor in farces

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lubber

(Nautical) an inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber

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cut up

(Idiomatic, dated) To severely criticize or censure; to subject to hostile criticism.

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ignorant

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joke

To speak in fun; be facetious:

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merry-andrew

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stooge

(Informal) To be a stooge (for someone)

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humorist

A person with a good sense of humor.

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joker

A cunningly worded provision put into a law, legal document, etc. to make it different from what it seems to be

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Also used with around: jest

To make jokes; behave playfully.

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fool around

(Intransitive) to engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around

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fun

To tease or speak playfully to.

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goofball

A pill containing a barbiturate or, sometimes, a stimulant drug, tranquilizer, etc., esp. when used nonmedicinally

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clown-around

To have fun in an irresponsible manner.

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juggler (related)

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puppet (related)

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charmer (related)

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clowns (related)

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marionette (related)

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contortionist (related)

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wit

Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

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zany

1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4

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droll

(Archaic) A buffoon

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hind

Any of various spotted groupers of the genus Epinephelus or various related fishes of the genus Cephalopholis.

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lout

A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.

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pantaloon

A stock character in commedia dell'arte, usually a slender, foolish old man wearing tight trousers extending to the feet

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put

(Finance) A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.

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rustic

A (sometimes unsophisticated) person from a rural area.

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tike

A boorish person.

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yokel

A person living in a rural area; rustic; country bumpkin

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card

To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.

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mime

To ridicule by imitation; mimic.

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funnyman

A comedian, often, specif., one who does stand-up comedy

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fire-eater (related)

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mummer

An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.

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pierrot

Alternative form of Pierrot.

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churl

A medieval English peasant.

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gracioso

A clown or buffoon in Spanish comedies.

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yahoo!

(Informal) An employee of the Internet company Yahoo!.

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troupe (related)

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