Synonyms for merry-andrew
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mer-ee-an-droo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɛr iˈæn dru |
Top 10 synonyms for merry-andrew Other synonyms for the word merry-andrew
- comedian
- comic
- cut-up
- cutup
- dolt
- droll
- farceur
- fool
- funnyperson
- funster
- gagman
- gagster
- harlequin
- humorist
- jester
- joker
- jokesmith
- jokester
- laugh
- life of the party
- madcap
- merry-andrew
- merrymaker
- million laughs
- mountebank
- mummer
- picador
- pierrot
- punch
- punchinello
- quipster
- ribald
- stand-up comic
- stooge
- top banana
- wag
- wisecracker
- wit
- zany
Définition of merry-andrew
Origin :- "a buffoon; a zany; a jack-pudding" [Johnson], originally "mountebank's assistant," 1670s, from merry + masc. proper name Andrew, but there is no certain identification with an individual.
- As in buffoon : noun clownlike person
- As in clown : noun joking person
- As in comedian : noun funny person, often professional
- It was his custom when in banter to drop from English to his native brogue like a merry-andrew.
- Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
- Herr Carovius was dancing like a Merry-Andrew around the door of his residence.
- Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann
- My very breath was arrested when I saw the merry-andrew you made of yourself.
- Extract from : « A Very Naughty Girl » by L. T. Meade
- "You are incorrigible, you merry-andrew" she said, brushing the curls from his forehead.
- Extract from : « The Northern Light » by E. Werner
- But this proves to be the note of Paillasse, a merry-andrew.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. » by Various
- If I were to charge a battery, I'd only look like a merry-andrew after all; men will not respect what is only laughable.
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- Even the school-boys left the merry-andrew and came to gaze, with wide-open eyes, at this tall, strange-looking old man.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- But his chief delight was in pursuing the profession of a juggler, mountebank, or merry-andrew, among the lowest rabble.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of Human Nature » by Anonymous
- There was one called Merrylees, or more often Merry-Andrew, a great favourite with the students.
- Extract from : « The Court of Cacus » by Alexander Leighton
- Why will your lordship trouble yourself with the squabbles of a merry-andrew and a quack doctor?
- Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
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