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buffoon

noun as in clownlike person

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“Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a ketamine-fueled buffoon in charge of purging the civil service.”

From Salon

Created by a solo developer known only as LocalThunk, card game Balatro - which takes its name from the Latin for jester or buffoon - is one of the year's biggest success stories.

From BBC

Who was this buffoon? was the reaction of the national media.

From Salon

The question is: Will the Democrats flood social media with memes using these buffoons’ antics to show what a joke the Trumpified Republicans have become?

From Salon

Trump put up a strong tough guy facade for a while, but at the end of the trial he looked like a deflated balloon, more accurately a deflated buffoon.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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