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buffoon

buf·foon [ bə fn ] (plural buf·foons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bumbling person: somebody behaving in a silly way

2. clown: somebody who amuses others by clowning or joking

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Italian buffone< buffare "puff, act the clown," an imitation of the sound]
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