as in clown
a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior
the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks
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All of the buffoons excited by the prospect of AI taking over all our writing — report summaries, data surveys, children’s letters, all tossed into the same pile indiscriminately — are missing the point in a spectacular manner.
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Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
So, our bandage-on-ear buffoon continues to prove how prophetic the quote proves to be.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
What’s more, impetuously casting aside one of the country’s preeminent leaders of the last century — who was Delaware’s longest-serving U.S. Senator and has served in the executive branch for nearly 12 years — will make the United States look like a buffoon on the stage of world politics.
—Michelle Etlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
To have a director character to represent or explain their love of movies, and also show them as a flawed buffoon — but not to do just one.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 July 2024
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Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
So, our bandage-on-ear buffoon continues to prove how prophetic the quote proves to be.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
What’s more, impetuously casting aside one of the country’s preeminent leaders of the last century — who was Delaware’s longest-serving U.S. Senator and has served in the executive branch for nearly 12 years — will make the United States look like a buffoon on the stage of world politics.
—Michelle Etlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
To have a director character to represent or explain their love of movies, and also show them as a flawed buffoon — but not to do just one.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 July 2024
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“Buffoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffoon. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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