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MERRY ANDREW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Synonyms:

buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("merry andrew" is a kind of...):

comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "merry andrew"):

harlequin (a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte))

fool; jester; motley fool (a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages)

whiteface (a clown whose face is covered with white make-up)

zany (a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect)

Instance hyponyms:

Emmett Kelly; Kelly; Weary Willie (United States circus clown (1898-1979))

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