Buffoon
noun
A person who often makes an attempt to be funny that other people find silly or annoying.
He enjoys playing the buffoon at social functions.
Often appears as...
- play the buffoon
- act like a buffoon
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Disapproving
noun
Someone who is always clowning around and can't be taken seriously.
His constant jokes and pranks made him the buffoon of the office.
Often appears as...
- office buffoon
- class buffoon
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who often makes an attempt to be funny that other people find silly or annoying.
He enjoys playing the buffoon at social functions.
Often appears as...
- play the buffoon
- act like a buffoon
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Someone who is always clowning around and can't be taken seriously.
His constant jokes and pranks made him the buffoon of the office.
Often appears as...
- office buffoon
- class buffoon
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative nuance
Using 'buffoon' often implies disapproval and can sound disrespectful.
Don't be such a buffoon; take this matter seriously.
Pro Tip 2/3Social contexts
Usually used to describe someone in social situations where their behavior is out of place.
At the wedding, he was acting like a buffoon during speeches.
Pro Tip 3/3Not humorous
'Buffoon' suggests the person's humor is failing to amuse others.
He tried to lighten the mood but came off as a buffoon.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative nuance
Using 'buffoon' often implies disapproval and can sound disrespectful.
Don't be such a buffoon; take this matter seriously.
Pro Tip 2/3Social contexts
Usually used to describe someone in social situations where their behavior is out of place.
At the wedding, he was acting like a buffoon during speeches.
Pro Tip 3/3Not humorous
'Buffoon' suggests the person's humor is failing to amuse others.
He tried to lighten the mood but came off as a buffoon.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative nuance
Using 'buffoon' often implies disapproval and can sound disrespectful.
Don't be such a buffoon; take this matter seriously.
Pro Tip 2/3Social contexts
Usually used to describe someone in social situations where their behavior is out of place.
At the wedding, he was acting like a buffoon during speeches.
Pro Tip 3/3Not humorous
'Buffoon' suggests the person's humor is failing to amuse others.
He tried to lighten the mood but came off as a buffoon.
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Video examples
Dwan Reece: The origins...
The caricatures were often brutal, but not to the white audiences who laughed at the antics of the illiterate slaves as they sat secure in their own superiority. The image of the dancing, simple-minded buffoons captured the public's imagination
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Safari Live - Day 210 PIPE...
great question there can be bones use sticks as tools as we go back to these buffoons here I have not seen the boots exactly doing that would have seen their cousins that's out call the gorillas
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Singing from the...
a fool a buffoon is Italian date lon he falls on force antics I find some fun
Video examples
Dwan Reece: The origins...
The caricatures were often brutal, but not to the white audiences who laughed at the antics of the illiterate slaves as they sat secure in their own superiority. The image of the dancing, simple-minded buffoons captured the public's imagination
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 210 PIPE...
great question there can be bones use sticks as tools as we go back to these buffoons here I have not seen the boots exactly doing that would have seen their cousins that's out call the gorillas
Video examples
Singing from the...
a fool a buffoon is Italian date lon he falls on force antics I find some fun
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Demetrius Andrade
American Boxer
I'm not going to do anything out my way to try to get somebody to watch me because I want to act a buffoon. I want to build a character that I want my kids to look up to. It's OK to be the bad guy when it's time to be the bad guy, but to live and be the bad guy all day, every day? It's like, 'No, come on, man, you're making us look bad.
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Bret Stephens
American Journalist
It's normal that elections make fierce partisans of many of us. It's normal that Mr. Trump would attract the usual right-wing buffoons to his banners. Normal, also, is that many voters may not be troubled by Mr. Trump's cruder statements when they hear him addressing their deepest economic and social anxieties.
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Andre Ward
American Athlete
I see sometimes how guys may make a buffoon of themselves to sell a few more tickets. They create this image, and when it's all said and done, it's like everything falls out from under them. They have no stability. I never wanted to be one of those guys.
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James Acaster
English Comedian
The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously by being ridiculous and a buffoon all the time but always took the high status.
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Jay McInerney
American Writer
I always hope people will like me, and I'm always afraid they will think I'm a fraud. I try harder than perhaps I should to make people like me, then it backfires. They think I'm a buffoon.
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Nish Kumar
British Comedian
The architects of Brexit are a cocktail of lying racists and buffoons. I don't think even someone as cynical as me could have predicted how deeply stupid these people are.
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Joaquin Phoenix
American Actor
Once I became a total buffoon, it was so liberating.
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Bernie Mac
American Actor
You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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Willard Scott
American Entertainer
I've always had a reputation as a buffoon.
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Stewart Rahr
American Businessman
I don't mind being a buffoon.
Quote examples
Demetrius Andrade
American Boxer
I'm not going to do anything out my way to try to get somebody to watch me because I want to act a buffoon. I want to build a character that I want my kids to look up to. It's OK to be the bad guy when it's time to be the bad guy, but to live and be the bad guy all day, every day? It's like, 'No, come on, man, you're making us look bad.
Quote examples
Bret Stephens
American Journalist
It's normal that elections make fierce partisans of many of us. It's normal that Mr. Trump would attract the usual right-wing buffoons to his banners. Normal, also, is that many voters may not be troubled by Mr. Trump's cruder statements when they hear him addressing their deepest economic and social anxieties.
Quote examples
Andre Ward
American Athlete
I see sometimes how guys may make a buffoon of themselves to sell a few more tickets. They create this image, and when it's all said and done, it's like everything falls out from under them. They have no stability. I never wanted to be one of those guys.
Quote examples
James Acaster
English Comedian
The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously by being ridiculous and a buffoon all the time but always took the high status.
Quote examples
Jay McInerney
American Writer
I always hope people will like me, and I'm always afraid they will think I'm a fraud. I try harder than perhaps I should to make people like me, then it backfires. They think I'm a buffoon.
Quote examples
Nish Kumar
British Comedian
The architects of Brexit are a cocktail of lying racists and buffoons. I don't think even someone as cynical as me could have predicted how deeply stupid these people are.
Quote examples
Joaquin Phoenix
American Actor
Once I became a total buffoon, it was so liberating.
Quote examples
Bernie Mac
American Actor
You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.
Quote examples
Willard Scott
American Entertainer
I've always had a reputation as a buffoon.
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Stewart Rahr
American Businessman
I don't mind being a buffoon.
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