Definitions for buffoon
bəˈfunbuf·foon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clown, buffoonnoun

   a rude or vulgar fool

2. clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewnoun

   a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buffoonnoun

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

2. buffoonnoun

   An unintentionally ridiculous person.

3. buffoonverb

   To behave like a buffoon

4. Etymology: From bouffon, from buffone, from buffare

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUFFOONnoun

   Etymology: buffon, Fr.

   1. A man whose profession is to make sport, by low jests and antick postures; a jackpudding.

   No prince would think himself greatly honoured, to have his proclamation canvassed on a publick stage, and become the sport of buffoons. Isaac Watts.

   2. A man that practises indecent raillery.

   It is the nature of drolls and buffoons, to be insolent to those that will bear it, and slavish to others. Roger L'Estrange.

   The bold buffoon, whene’er they trade the green,
   Their motion mimicks, but with gest obscene. Samuel Garth.

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1. buffoon

   A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.

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1. buffoon

   A buffoon is a person who behaves in a ridiculous, comical, or foolish manner, often to entertain others. This term can also refer to a professional jester or clown.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffoonnoun

   a man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew

2. Buffoonadjective

   characteristic of, or like, a buffoon

3. Buffoonverb

   to act the part of a buffoon

4. Buffoonverb

   to treat with buffoonery

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buffoon

   buf-ōōn′, n. one who amuses by jests, grimaces, &c.: a clown: a fool.—ns. Buff′o, the comic actor in an opera; Buffoon′ery, the practices of a buffoon; ludicrous or vulgar jesting. [Fr. bouffon—It. buffone, buffare, to jest.]

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1. • Comedian
   • Fool

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of buffoon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of buffoon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of buffoon in a Sentence

1. Bob Smith:

   They're in the category of thinking that Trump is basically unqualified -- he shouldn't be here, he's a buffoon, that's not where Sen. Cruz is coming from.

2. Michael Kimmel:

   This provides a counter-narrative to all the action hero, buffoon images that we see.

3. Ian Poulter -LRB- 70 -RRB-:

   Because I'm a buffoon, i mean, stupid. This golf course I can compete on because it's fiddly, it's position off the tee, small greens, need to chip it well, good pace putting when you're above the hole. All those things I do well.

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