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buffoons

buffoons is the plural of buffoon.

Meaning of buffoon

Noun

buffoon (plural buffoons)

  1. One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
    • To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.1810, W. Melmoth, transl., Letters of Pliny
  2. (derogatory) An unintentionally ridiculous person.

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Questions about buffoons

What is buffoons the plural of?
Buffoons is the plural of buffoon.

Words near buffoons in the dictionary

  1. buffoonisms
  2. buffoonlike
  3. buffoonly
  4. buffoonries
  5. buffoonry
  6. buffoons
  7. Bufford
  8. Buffords
  9. buffos
  10. buffs
  11. buffs down

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