buffoon
noun
[ bəˈfuːn ]
• a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown.
Similar:
fool,
idiot,
dolt,
ass,
nincompoop,
blockhead,
dunce,
dunderhead,
ignoramus,
dullard,
moron,
simpleton,
donkey,
jackass,
chump,
numbskull,
dope,
twit,
nitwit,
halfwit,
clot,
bonehead,
fathead,
birdbrain,
twerp,
ninny,
numpty,
nit,
berk,
muppet,
prat,
wazzock,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from medieval Latin buffo ‘clown’. Originally recorded as a rare Scots word for a kind of pantomime dance, the term later (late 16th century) denoted a professional jester.
