n. 25B6; noun he regarded the chaplain as a buffoon : FOOL, idiot, dunce, ignoramus, simpleton, jackass; informal chump, blockhead, nincompoop, numbskull, dope, twit, nitwit, halfwit, clot, birdbrain, twerp.
BUFFOON
Meaning of BUFFOON in English
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