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121fool — n 1. ninny, nincompoop, silly, silly billy, Sl. yo yo, tomfool; simpleton, Simple Simon, saphead, noodle, idiot, cuckoo, Inf. jay, Sl. jerk, imbecile, mooncalf, Inf. moron; dimwit, nitwit, half wit, Sl. zombie, goose; scatterbrain, Sl. birdbrain …
122humorist — n comedy writer, Inf. gag writer, cartoonist, caricaturist, lampoonist, parodist; jokester, joker, comic, comedian, comedienne, Inf. standup comic, clown, slapstick artist; harlequin, punch, Punchinello, scaramouche, fool, jester; droll fellow,… …
123merry-andrew — n buffoon, clown, jester, fool, Ar haic. antic, zany, droll, jokester, Inf. stooge, wiseacre; comedian, funnyman, wit, wag, mime, mimic, panto mimist, mummer; goliard, gracioso, pantaloon; scaramouch, punchinello, pierrot, harlequin, punch;… …
124puppet — n 1. marionette, dummy, doll, doll on a string, fantoccino, hand puppet, finger puppet, moppet; Howdy Doody, Charlie McCarthy, Punch, Judy, Punchinello. 2. pawn, instrument, tool, cat s paw, creature, figurehead, Inf. front or front man, man of… …
125Punch — [[t]pʌntʃ[/t]] n. Etymology: short for Punchinello …
126commedia dell'arte — /kɒˌmeɪdiə dɛlˈateɪ/ (say ko.maydeeuh del ahtay) noun 1. a stylised form of popular comedy developed in Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries, employing improvisations on traditional situations and characters, as Punch (Punchinello, Pierrot),… …
127Punch — /pʌntʃ/ (say punch) noun 1. the chief character in the puppet show called Punch and Judy , a grotesque, hook nosed, hunchbacked figure who strangles his child, beats his wife (Judy) to death, etc. –phrase 2. no show without Punch, (an expression… …
128clown — [n1] joking person antic, buffoon, comedian, comic, cut up*, dolt, droll, farceur, fool, funnyperson, funster, gagman*, gagster*, harlequin, humorist, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, life of the party*, madcap, merryandrew, merrymaker, mime,… …
