buffoon
noun
buf·foon
(ˌ)bə-ˈfün 
2
: a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
acting like a ridiculous buffoon
Examples of buffoon in a Sentence
Stop acting like a buffoon.
the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks
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Meanwhile, countries across the world are again suffering an onslaught of demagogues, many of them preening buffoons who have recast themselves as visionary strongmen—much as D’Annunzio did.
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Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
Even if the author wrote in paragraph-length, punctuation-free sentences of Biblical prose, and the filmmakers prefer to express themselves through rambling conversations between cinematic buffoons, their work is bound together by an exacting consideration to every word.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
All of the buffoons excited by the prospect of AI taking over all our writing — report summaries, data surveys, children’s letters, all tossed into the same pile indiscriminately — are missing the point in a spectacular manner.
—Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
So, our bandage-on-ear buffoon continues to prove how prophetic the quote proves to be.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
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Pankaj Mishra, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
Even if the author wrote in paragraph-length, punctuation-free sentences of Biblical prose, and the filmmakers prefer to express themselves through rambling conversations between cinematic buffoons, their work is bound together by an exacting consideration to every word.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
All of the buffoons excited by the prospect of AI taking over all our writing — report summaries, data surveys, children’s letters, all tossed into the same pile indiscriminately — are missing the point in a spectacular manner.
—Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
So, our bandage-on-ear buffoon continues to prove how prophetic the quote proves to be.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
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“Buffoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffoon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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buffoon
noun
buf·foon
(ˌ)bə-ˈfün
2
: a crude or stupid person
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