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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Recent Examples of buffoon
That’s what happens when a nation chooses principled leaders instead of bullies and buffoons.
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Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2025
The two buffoons shave her head, chain her in the basement of a messy remote home and then accuse her of being an alien.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Best of The Bee: FBI’s Kash Patel blasts Adam Schiff as a ‘political buffoon’ via David Lightman
California Legislature took aim at speeding up home building.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But times have changed, and this team of buffoons is forced to grapple with changing industry ethics and sensationalist journalism in its transition, all while Ron faces an identity crisis that challenges his bravado, his massive ego.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2025
The two buffoons shave her head, chain her in the basement of a messy remote home and then accuse her of being an alien.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Best of The Bee: FBI’s Kash Patel blasts Adam Schiff as a ‘political buffoon’ via David Lightman
California Legislature took aim at speeding up home building.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But times have changed, and this team of buffoons is forced to grapple with changing industry ethics and sensationalist journalism in its transition, all while Ron faces an identity crisis that challenges his bravado, his massive ego.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffoon
clown
Noun
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Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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How did clowns become a protest symbol?—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Buffoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffoon. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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