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Merry Andrews

Merry Andrews is the plural of Merry Andrew.

Meaning of Merry Andrew

Noun

Merry Andrew (plural Merry Andrews)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who clowns publicly; a buffoon; an entertainer's assistant.
    • Instead, therefore, of answering my landlady, the puppet-show man ran out to punish his Merry-Andrew [...]1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 438

Questions about Merry Andrews

What is Merry Andrews the plural of?
Merry Andrews is the plural of Merry Andrew.

Words near Merry Andrews in the dictionary

  1. merrowed
  2. merrowing
  3. merrows
  4. merry
  5. Merry Andrew
  6. Merry Andrews
  7. merry as a cricket
  8. merry as a grig
  9. merry chase
  10. merry chases
  11. merry Christmas

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