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merry-andrew

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Definition of merry-andrew

as in madcap

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Noun

The fare isn’t noteworthy or unique, except for the onion soup with its madcap, enormous puff pastry lid.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of madcap

Noun

That’s not to jinx the master clown who’s currently doddering around in Argan’s shoes on Broadway.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
In several descriptions of these amateur events, including some of his own, Hemingway sounds less like a matador than a rodeo clown.

— Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

This buffoon thinks Trump was way out of line, writes columnist Steve Lopez.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The biggest name in tech, Elon Musk, gets the most outlandish performance from Ike Barinholtz, who plays the richest man in the world as a cartoonish buffoon who is arguably the only person in Silicon Valley more impatient than Altman.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of buffoon

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Warren, a tenor, arrived in a pink harlequin outfit, with knee socks and buckled shoes.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
How to Make a Harlequin Pastry Pattern For the harlequin pattern on this citrusy pie’s top crust, prep and roll out pastry.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of harlequin

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Here, she’s matured as a well-rounded comedienne who can pull the stops for subtle approaches to laughs, and though the mugging is still evident, it’s only used for propitious moments.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Impacciatore, however, is a gifted, full-throttle comedienne who makes sure Esmerelda is much more than a villain.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026

Definition of comedienne

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Daddy Pig Daddy Pig is the father of Peppa, George, and Evie, and a bit of a jokester.

— Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 27 Sep. 2026
He was known to be a jokester in the locker room, jovial but also smart enough to have played almost all five starting roles on an offensive line.

— PJ Green August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of jokester

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