buf·foon

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• buf|foon — «buh FOON», noun, verb. –n. 1. a person who amuses people with tricks, pranks, and jokes; clown: »to act the buffoon. 2. a person given to undignified or rude joking. –v.i. to behave this way. ╂[< French bouffon < Italian buffone jester… …   Useful english dictionary

• buf|foon|er|y — «buh FOO nuhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. the tricks, pranks, and jokes of a clown: »We enjoyed the buffoonery at the circus. 2. undignified or rude joking …   Useful english dictionary

• buf|foon|ish — «buh FOO nihsh», adjective. like or characteristic of a buffoon …   Useful english dictionary

• buf — buf·fa; buf·fa·lo·nian; buf·fel; buf·fet·ing; buf·fle·horn; buf·fler; buf·foon·ery; buf·fa·lo; buf·fet; buf·fo; buf·foon; buf·foon·ish; …   English syllables

• foon — buf·foon·ery; foon·er; tuf·foon; buf·foon; buf·foon·ish; …   English syllables

• buffoon — buf·foon …   English syllables

• buffoon — buf•foon [[t]bəˈfun[/t]] n. 1) a person who amuses others by jokes, pranks, etc 2) a person given to coarse or offensive joking • Etymology: 1540–50; earlier buffon < F < It buffone=buff (expressive base) + one agent suffix buf•foon′er•y, n …   From formal English to slang

• buffoon — buf|foon [ bə fun ] noun count someone who behaves in a stupid and annoying way ╾ buf|foon|er|y noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• buffoon — buf|foon [bəˈfu:n] n old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: boufon, from Old Italian buffone, probably from buffare to breathe hard, blow ] someone who does silly things that make you laugh >buffoonery n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• buffoonery — buf·foon·ery …   English syllables