merry-andrew
Example Sentences
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“Persons who naïvely mistake me for a merry-andrew with an inflated pig’s bladder can never understand that I adore whichever tradition I am striving to follow,” he said in a 1980 interview.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 30, 2014
At present, by the ministration of Atimetus, her minion, and the merry-andrew Paris, she is framing a farce to fit for the stage.
From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred
My very breath was arrested when I saw the merry-andrew you made of yourself.
From A Very Naughty Girl by Meade, L. T.
It derived partly from the indigenous farce, partly from the Italian comedy of stock personages, and partly from the merry-andrew performances already mentioned.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
It was his custom when in banter to drop from English to his native brogue like a merry-andrew.
From Lords of the North by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
