Word of the Day: Buffoon
buffoon
buf-foon / bə-fo͞on
noun
1. one who entertains with jokes and tricks; a clown
Laughter is a most healthful exercise; it is one of the greatest helps to digestion with which I am acquainted; and the custom prevalent among our forefathers, of exciting it at table by jesters and buffoons, was in accordance with true medical principles.
Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, 1762 – 1836
2. one who is vulgar, lacks sense or good judgement and acts foolish
Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons.
Tony Snow, 1955 – 2008
