Buffoon meaning

Noun: buffoon

Pronunciation: (bu’foon)

Buffoon meaning:

• A rude or vulgar fool.
• A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior.

Synonyms: clown, zany, goof, cuckoo, fathead, Merry Andrew, droll

Quotations: Michael Chiklis – Curly was very introverted and he drank a lot, and that’s when he would come out either that, or in a performance. But he would hang with his stray dogs. And he was a big womanizer. I think it was overcompensation for being bald and heavy, and acting like a buffoon. He wanted to feel attractive.

Lord Chesterfield – It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company; but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon.

Ralph Waldo Emerson – Great men, great nations, have not been boasters and buffoons, but perceivers of the terror of life, and have manned themselves to face it.

Stanley Green – They were not merely quipsters and storytellers, nor were they only song and dance entertainers. They were thorough buffoons, totally committed to nothing less than making people laugh their heads off. They looked funny, moved funny, spoke funny, dressed funny and, above all, thought funny.

Dawn Wells – As silly as it seems to all of us, it has made a difference in a lot of children’s lives. Gilligan is a buffoon that makes mistakes and I cannot tell you how many kids come up and say, ‘But you loved him anyway.

Sample sentences:

1. I’m equal part genius, equal part buffoon.
2. I’ll explain, and I’ll be sure to use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand. You wart hog faced buffoon!
3. Men are portrayed as buffoons these days and I was trying not to do that, but men are the ultimate mystery to me.
4. But we must understand what actually took place and not let this arrogant buffoon get away with his attempt to rewrite history.
5. Chavez’s antics are a form of merriment for him. He’s part buffoon, part visionary and part deadly effective strategist.
6. The leader of Jar Jar’s tribe is a fat, bumbling buffoon with a rumbling voice, and he seems to be a caricature of a stereotypical African tribal chieftain.
7. Please stop acting like a buffoon and behave normally. This is no good.
8. The buffoon was given a privileged place in ancient Greek festivals because of this reason.
9. Class clown who is always making everyone laugh is an example of a buffoon. They amuse us by their ridiculous behavior.
10. When I look back now at the nightmare years I can see he was just a pathetic buffoon with a witty streak.