Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An amusing
person who acts foolishly in order toentertain people
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Examples
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Booth had bitterly complained to the Commons that the dearest interests of his constituents were intrusted to a drunken jackpudding.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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