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Hanswurst

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Noun
  1. 1
    A clownlike character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century.

    "Hanswurst, on the other hand, gained a specific profile in the early eighteenth century. As he is largely known today, in his brightly colored peasant clothing consisting of the trademark baggy yellow trousers, red suspenders, red jacket, […]"

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Borrowed from German Hanswurst.

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