transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzeɪnɪ ]
adj. & n. --adj. (zanier, zaniest) comically idiotic; crazily ridiculous. --n. 1 a buffoon or jester. 2 hist. an attendant clown awkwardly mimicking a chief clown in shows; a merry andrew. øøzanily adv. zaniness n. [F zani or It. zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni John]