Buffoon vs Jester - What's the difference?
buffoon | jester | Synonyms |
One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
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(pejorative) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
To behave like a
* {{quote-news, 1988, January 22, Henry Sheehan, Little Boy Blue, Chicago Reader
, passage=His mimicry of gay speech and facial expressions is analagous to an Amos 'n' Andy routine, in which white men buffooned their way through incredibly demeaning impersonations of black men.}}
one who jests, jokes or mocks
a person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a mediaeval and early modern royal or noble court.
Jester is a synonym of buffoon.
As nouns the difference between buffoon and jester
is that buffoon is one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool while jester is one who jests, jokes or mocks.As a verb buffoon
is to behave like a buffoon.buffoon
English
Noun
(en noun)- To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.
Usage notes
* In the United States the term is used most commonly to describe inappropriate, clownish figures on the public stage; here the behavior of a variety of public figures have caused them to be described as buffoons by their political opponents. * In the UK the term is used more broadly, to describe such people who are held in popular regard but who nevertheless engender amusement with their pronouncements and acts.Derived terms
* buffooneryVerb
(en verb)citation
