definition of buffoons
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- The definition of a buffoon is  a clown or someone who is always trying to be funny. The class clown who is always making everyone laugh is an example of a buffoon.
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- Definition & Synonyms. ( 1 n.) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise. ( 2 v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender. ( 3 v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. ( 4 n.) Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.
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barbarian Barbarian is an insulting word for a person from an uncivilized culture or a person with no manners. Barbarians aren't known for their etiquette. Those barbarians — back in ancient times they were always invading and pillaging and generally unleashing their fury on the more civilized Greeks and Romans. The barbarian hordes are long gone, but we still use this word as an insult for anyone who's acting rude, uncultured, or particularly savage. If you pick up a whole turkey leg and start gnawing like an animal at the dinner table, the other guests might call you a barbarian.
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minion The definition of a minion is an unimportant person who follows or serves someone more important. An example of a minion is a maid who takes care of a queen or king. a favorite, esp. one who is a fawning, servile follower: term of contempt. a subordinate official, deputy, or the like.
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- buff (plural buffs) 1  Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. Shakespeare a suit of buff. 2  A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing. 3  A brownish yellow colour. buff colour: Dryden a visage rough, deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff.  A military coat made of buff leather.
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- 1. One who attempts to flex intellect that does not exist within his or her own mind. 2. Can probably be found with a thesaurus in hand, while in a chat room, looking up new insults that are synonymous with stupid in order to boost his or her own undeserved ego. 3.
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Buff (colour) Buff is the pale yellow-brown colour of the un-dyed leather of several animals.As an RYB quaternary colour, it is the darker colour produced by an equal mix of the tertiary colours citron and russet.uff is the traditional colour of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. The U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry specifies a buff tincture for certain coats of arms. Continental Army uniforms: The Buff and Blue. US Chevron-Quartermaster Sergeant Insignia (1902-1909) Buff on black with blue detail.
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- There is also a soft-surfaced, yellowish kind of leather that's called buff, which is where the word came from — it was called buffe leather, or leather made of buffalo hide, in the 16th century, and the practice of polishing leather gives buff its meaning as a verb: to polish. Thesaurus.
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- An upper-class town or suburb populated by materialistic people; the men are souless strivers and the women who are automatons.
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My Culture My friend has tried to explain to me several times how important it is to him to preserve his culture, in his own life and especially in the lives of his children.Culture, to him, is nearly inextricably linked to identity.y friend has tried to explain to me several times how important it is to him to preserve his culture, in his own life and especially in the lives of his children.
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- depending on local laws and specific court policies exemptions may include persons over age 70 and those having recently served on a jury usually within 1 3 years depending on county policy
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- Check your grammar now! 1a or pantalone play \-tə-ˈlō-nē\ capitalized : a character in the commedia dell'arte that is usually a skinny old dotard who wears spectacles, slippers, and a tight-fitting combination of trousers and stockingsb : a buffoon in pantomimes.
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- ‘And yes, yes, for the hundredth time YES, feminists disapprove of advertisements that stereotype men as ignorant buffoons.’ ‘There we were, four or five clowns and buffoons in silly outfits waiting together backstage to walk out on a wooden platform with a brass pole in the center.’ ‘Far from being a bunch of incompetent buffoons the agency was assigned the delicate task of choosing the target, keeping it a secret from other NATO allies and providing the necessary cover story once the bombing occurred.’
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buff buff (plural buffs) 1  Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. 2  A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing. 3  A brownish yellow colour.  A military coat made of buff 1  leather. (informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast.
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Buff (colour) In the buff, today meaning naked, originally applied to English soldiers wearing the buff leather tunic that was their uniform until the 17th century. The naked signification is due to the perception that (English) skin is buff-coloured.
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mercenary late 14c., one who works only for hire, from Old French mercenaire mercenary, hireling (13c.) and directly from Latin mercenarius one who does anything for pay, literally hired, paid, from merces (genitive mercedis) pay, reward, wages, from merx (see market (n.)).
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buffer buff·er. 1. A mixture of an acid and its conjugate base (salt), such as H 2 CO 3 /HCO 3; H 2 PO 4 / HPO 42- , which, when present in a solution, resists changes in pH that would otherwise occur in the solution when acid or alkali is added to it. See also: conjugate acid-base pair. 2.
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- Cobbler Gobbler-This term is used to describe a person, be it male or female, who has at one point performed oral sex on a woman.
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- buff·y coat. 1  the upper, lighter portion of the blood clot (coagulated plasma and white blood cells), occurring when coagulation is delayed so that the red blood cells have had time to settle; the portion of centrifuged, anticoagulated blood that contains leukocytes and platelets. 2  Synonym(s): crusta inflammatoria, crusta phlogistica, leukocyte cream.
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Opera buffa Opera buffa (Italian, plural: opere buffe; English: comic opera) is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian comic operas variously classified by their authors as commedia in musica, commedia per musica, dramma bernesco, dramma comico, divertimento giocoso.
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pantaloon pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers. 2. (usually initial capital letter). Also, Pantalone.
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Definition of buff noun. 1  an unattractive person from the Bush, i.e. the country-side of Australia. 2  See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller. 3  See more words with the same meaning: unattractive, ugly person (either gender) .
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Railfan A railfan, rail buff or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast or railway buff (Australian / British English), or trainspotter or anorak (British English), is a person interested in a recreational capacity in rail transport. Railfans of many ages can be found worldwide.
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- fes·toon (fĕ-sto͞on′) n. 1. A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points. 2. A representation of such a string or garland, as in painting or sculpture. tr.v. fes·tooned, fes·toon·ing, fes·toons 1. To decorate with or as if with festoons; hang festoons on.
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Buff (colour) Derived terms. The word buff meaning enthusiast or expert (US English) derives from the colour buff, specifically from the buff-coloured uniform facings of 19th-century New York City volunteer firemen, who inspired partisan followers among particularly keen fire-watchers.
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dragoon Definition of dragoon. 1  1 : a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops. 2  2 : cavalryman.