Buffoon and Monkey

Buffoon

Buffoon noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.

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Monkey and buffoon are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Monkey" with "Buffoon", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: buffoonery, buffo

Monkey noun - A physiological need for certain drugs.

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Buffoon and monkey are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buffoon" instead a noun "Monkey".

Nearby Words: monkeying, monkeyed

old	old buffoon	old monkey
adorable	adorable buffoon	adorable monkey
normal	normal buffoon	normal monkey
complete	complete buffoon	complete monkey
Other adjectives: poor, cowardly, big, pompous, harmless, unlucky, mere, comedic.

Butt Monkey: Giles is well meaning, but hamfisted, and is treated as a buffoon by other characters.

Source: Radio / Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
Final Fantasy IX: Steiner spends most of the first half of the game as the Butt Monkey and all-around buffoon, but when he actually gets into a fight, he's shown to be a pretty good swordsman.

Source: Lets Get Dangerous / Video Games
Steiner spends most of the first half of the game as the Butt Monkey and all-around buffoon, but when he actually gets into a fight, he's shown to be a pretty good swordsman.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy IX

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