buffoon
noun
buf·foon
(ˌ)bə-ˈfün 
2
: a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
acting like a ridiculous buffoon
Examples of buffoon in a Sentence
Stop acting like a buffoon.
the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks
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Norman Reedus leans into that craziness with his performance, turning the big bearded biker into a lovable buffoon.
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
Oliver Stone once tried to fuse his disparate elements in W., where the actor played President George W. Bush as a buffoon pretending (badly) to be a tough guy.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
The gadget has returned VR to the limelight — so much so a few buffoons have used the Vision Pro while driving.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 16 Feb. 2024
Maximilian is often portrayed as a vainglorious buffoon, a quixotic old-school European aristocrat egged on by an ambitious wife.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
Oliver Stone once tried to fuse his disparate elements in W., where the actor played President George W. Bush as a buffoon pretending (badly) to be a tough guy.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
The gadget has returned VR to the limelight — so much so a few buffoons have used the Vision Pro while driving.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 16 Feb. 2024
Maximilian is often portrayed as a vainglorious buffoon, a quixotic old-school European aristocrat egged on by an ambitious wife.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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“Buffoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffoon. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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buffoon
noun
buf·foon
(ˌ)bə-ˈfün
2
: a crude or stupid person
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