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buffoon

[buh-foon] / bəˈfun /


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The Daily Mirror calls Tice a "wine buffoon" in its headline, referencing his comments on the deadly heatwaves being good for English wine production.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

James wasn’t the buffoon his critics disdain, but nor was he a durable leader whose reforms would endure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

If the TMZ Selfie Tour could help me look like even slightly less than a ham-handed buffoon in pictures of my own taking it would be worth the price.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

Among the most sharp-tongued figures in the dispute over the last year was LIV CEO Greg Norman, whom many of those loyal to the PGA Tour consider to be an arrogant buffoon.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2023

She would begin by describing some incident in which she was a sort of honest buffoon.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

This is old craft, passed down by far more charismatic heels, but you don’t get to select your generation’s buffoons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

I think it's important to let them talk, because when you realize that buffoons really don't really have a point.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024

But back then, only science fiction writers could have foretold the tech revolution and the galaxies of social media platforms that formed a new universe of exhibitionist buffoons.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

Two buffoons attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2020

Josh and Luis just laugh like buffoons until Ashley says it’s time for our break.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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