Etymology

bouffon

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Today it means: A style of performance focused on mockery, associated with French theater. Full definition →

French bouffon
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  1. French · borrowed frombouffon
  2. French · borrowed frombouffon
  3. English todaybouffon

Borrowed from French bouffon.

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