Buffoon meaning
A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
noun
A person given to clowning and joking.
noun
The definition of a buffoon is a clown or someone who is always trying to be funny.
The class clown who is always making everyone laugh is an example of a buffoon.
noun
A person who is always clowning and trying to be funny; clown.
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(pejorative) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
noun
To behave like a buffoon.
verb
A clown; a jester.
A court buffoon.
noun
Origin of buffoon
- French bouffon from Old Italian buffone from buffa jest from buffare to puff of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French bouffon, from Italian buffone (“jester”), from buffare (“to puff out the cheeks”)
From Wiktionary