variants
or buffos
as in clowns
a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior
in the comic opera, the buffo shared his entrance aria with a grimacing mime
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clowns
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How did clowns become a protest symbol?—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
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And, yeah, it’s run by unworthy—the clowns are the best one.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Buffi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffi. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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