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1. A rude or vulgar fool
   - buffoon
    
2. A person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviour
   - buffoon, goof, goofball [N. Amer], merry andrew [archaic], droll [archaic]

1. Act as or like a clown
   - clown around, antic [archaic]

Derived forms: clowned, clowns, clowning

See also: clowning

Type of: boofhead [Austral], charlie [Brit], comedian, comic, drongo [Austral, NZ], fool, galah [Austral], jest, joke, juggins [Brit], jughead [N. Amer], mampara [S.Africa], meathead, moegoe [S.Africa], muggins [Brit], nit [Brit], sap, tomfool

Encyclopedia: Clown