merry-andrew
Example Sentences
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“Persons who naïvely mistake me for a merry-andrew with an inflated pig’s bladder can never understand that I adore whichever tradition I am striving to follow,” he said in a 1980 interview.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 30, 2014
At present, by the ministration of Atimetus, her minion, and the merry-andrew Paris, she is framing a farce to fit for the stage.
From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred
It was his custom when in banter to drop from English to his native brogue like a merry-andrew.
From Lords of the North by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
And I do hope, also, that you won't make yourself a merry-andrew or a figure of fun at the Weldons' to-night.
From The Rebel of the School by Meade, L. T.
"You are incorrigible, you merry-andrew" she said, brushing the curls from his forehead.
From The Northern Light by Werner, E.
