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How to use buffoon in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun, verb

Buffoon means one who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool. Example: “His mimicry of gay speech and facial expressions is analogous to an Amos 'n' Andy routine, in which white men buffooned their way through incredibly demeaning impersonations of black men.”

Examples of buffoon by meaning

verbTo behave like a buffoon.

  • His mimicry of gay speech and facial expressions is analogous to an Amos 'n' Andy routine, in which white men buffooned their way through incredibly demeaning impersonations of black men.1988 January 22, Henry Sheehan, “Little Boy Blue”, in Chicago Reader

More sentences with buffoon

  • The 50-year-old steel worker said he had meant to type Sawyers should win the "buffoon d'Or".2021 November 5, “Romaine Sawyers: Albion fan jailed for racist post loses appeal”, in BBC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2026. From the entry autocorrect
  • The sylvans who guarded the palace were bearded buffoons, lazy and stupid but fierce.1976, Jane Krier, The English Masque: Vanished Court Drama (unpublished M.A. dissertation), Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin, →OCLC…. From the entry sylvan
  • I personally like the acronym LGBTCIA. some deranged vatnyk buffoon called me it on tumblr and I thought it was funny.2022 August 19, u/RepresentativeLink95, Reddit, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2024. From the entry vatnyk
  • The swaggering rap royal is widely reported to suffer from coulrophobia, an irrational fear of the red-nosed, versized-shoe-wearing, greasepainted circus buffoons.2002 Jared Paul Stern, with Paula Froelich and Chris Wilson, "Send out the Clowns", Page Six (NYT). From the entry coulrophobia
  • But Berg was just a fool, a buffoon, a nonentity, a nonstarter so inept he took naps under bear bair.1999, Dana Stabenow, Hunter's Moon, →ISBN, page 225. From the entry nonstarter
  • Michael was an obnoxious buffoon who habitually missed the point; positioning him as the ur-Roganite was one of the sharpest jabs the show ever made.2019 March 21, Justin Peters, “Joe Rogan's Galaxy Brain”, in Slate, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2023. From the entry Roganite
  • The primary process might not be Trump-proof, but the democratic governing process, as outlined by the Constitution, is designed to stifle would-be dictators and buffoons.2016 August 7, Phil Reisman, “It will be [Hillary] Clinton or Trump, but likely not for too long”, in Poughkeepsie Journal, 231st year…. From the entry Trump-proof
  • Tyler tries to dismiss Vidal's characterization of him as a pseudo-intellectual buffoon, but succeeds only in demonstrating that Vidal had him bang to rights.2007, Neil Pearson, Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press, page 479. From the entry bang to rights
  • The Dostoevskijan buffoon is characterized by this stream of consciousness, with thought leading to thought through the structure of associations rather than causally.1967, Robert L. Belknap, The Structure of the Brothers Karamazov, Mouton & Co., page 44. From the entry Dostoevskijan

Meaning of buffoon

  1. noun One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
  2. noun An unintentionally ridiculous person.
  3. verb To behave like a buffoon.

Full definition of buffoon

Questions about buffoon in a sentence

How do you use buffoon in a sentence?
Buffoon is used as a noun and verb. For example: “His mimicry of gay speech and facial expressions is analogous to an Amos 'n' Andy routine, in which white men buffooned their way through incredibly demeaning impersonations of black men.”
What is a short sentence with buffoon?
“The sylvans who guarded the palace were bearded buffoons, lazy and stupid but fierce.”
What does buffoon mean?
Buffoon means one who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

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