buffoon

buf·foon

buffoon

n.
  1. A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.

buffoon

a.
  1. Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.
    To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.
    — Melmoth.

buffoon

v. i.
  1. To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]

Buffoon

v. t.
  1. To treat with buffoonery.