buffoon

Etymology
From, from , from , of onomatopoeic origin. Compare "to puff"; >,. More at.

Noun

 * 1) One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
 * 2)  An unintentionally ridiculous person.
 * 1)  An unintentionally ridiculous person.

Usage notes

 * In the United States the term most commonly refers to inappropriate, clownish figures on the public stage; here the behavior of a variety of public figures have caused them to be referred to as buffoons by their political opponents.
 * In the United Kingdom the term is used more broadly, to refer to such people who are retained in popular regard but who nevertheless engender amusement with their pronouncements and acts.

Translations

 * Arabic: مُهَرِّج
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: bufono
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician: bufón, alvardán
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: γελωτοποιός
 * Hindi: मसख़रा, भाँड
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ingrian: petruška
 * Irish: abhlóir, drúth, fuirseoir, miodhlach, óinmhid
 * Italian:
 * Khmer:
 * Macedonian: шут, палја́чо
 * Maori: heahea
 * Ottoman Turkish: میمون
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Noa
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Macedonian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,

Verb

 * 1) To behave like a buffoon

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, herumkaspern
 * Macedonian: се глупи́ра, се ше́гува