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Merry andrew

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who clowns publicly; a buffoon; an entertainer's assistant. idiomatic

    "Instead, therefore, of answering my landlady, the puppet-show man ran out to punish his Merry-Andrew [...]"

  2. 2
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior wordnet

Etymology

Originally associated with a specific act at Bartholomew Fair; later said to have come from the name of Andrew Boorde.

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