Noun: buffoon bu'foon
- A rude or vulgar fool
"He acted like a buffoon at the formal dinner, embarrassing his friends";
- clown
- A person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviour
"The buffoon entertained children at the fair with his silly antics";
- clown, goof [informal], goofball [N. Amer, informal], merry andrew [archaic], droll [archaic]
Derived forms: buffoons
Type of: boofhead [Austral, informal], charlie [Brit, informal], comedian, comic, diddy [Brit, informal], dill [Austral, NZ, informal], drongo [Austral, NZ, informal], fool, funnyman, galah [Austral, informal], juggins [Brit, informal], jughead [N. Amer, informal], mampara [S.Africa, informal], meathead [informal], moegoe [S.Africa, informal], muggins [Brit, informal], nit [Brit, informal], sap [N. Amer, informal], tomfool
Encyclopedia: Buffoon