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Synonyms for merry-andrew


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mer-ee-an-droo
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɛr iˈæn dru

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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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