Thesaurus results for BUFFOONS

buffoons

noun

plural of buffoon

as in clowns

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 buffoons 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 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 Perhaps the system isn’t really corrupt, it’s just run by buffoons. —

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2025

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clowns

Noun

Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the film has been described as a four-quadrant coming-of-age comedy set in the world of funny and evil clowns.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026