Buffoon
Buffoon noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.
Usage example: the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks
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Comic is a synonym for buffoon in clown topic. In some cases you can use "Comic" instead a noun "Buffoon", when it comes to topics like clownlike person.
Nearby Words: buffoonery, buffo
Comic
Comic noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.
Usage example: a well-known TV comic
Buffoon is a synonym for comic in comedian topic. You can use "Buffoon" instead a noun "Comic", if it concerns topics such as funny person. archaic substitute
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- The print comic Doonesbury mocks this movie, by having JJ leave Mike for Zeke under similar circumstances... except Zeke is depicted as a buffoon and JJ a flighty fool who made a stupid, spur-of-the-moment decision without thinking.
Source: Good Adultery, Bad Adultery - In the comic-shop-based webcomic The Rack, Aaron is a stereotypical buffoon fanboy who is into sex-and-violence 90s-esque titles and believes that variant covers are an investment.
Source: Damned by a Fool's Praise - On Eternia, this Trollan native is the comic relief buffoon who's famous for being unable to make many of his spells work properly.
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