Definition of Buffoon

a silly person who tries to be humorous but comes across as foolish

Examples of Buffoon in a sentence

Because Jake is a loud buffoon when he drinks at parties, he often ends up talking to himself.  🔊

I wonder when my thirty-year-old son will stop acting like a buffoon and begin to take life seriously.  🔊

While Gerald thinks he is funny, he comes across to everyone as an irritating buffoon.  🔊

The script was so poorly written not even Zach’s role as a buffoon was able to amuse the audience.  🔊

Since you are making a buffoon of yourself, you should go sit quietly in a corner before you embarrass me further!  🔊

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