jack-pudding

  • 61motley — Synonyms and related words: Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, amalgamated, ambiguous, ambivalent, amphibious, assorted, assortment, at odds, at variance, ballet skirt …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 62zany — Synonyms and related words: Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, absurd, ament, amusing, ass, banana, born fool, buffo, buffoon, burlesquer, card, caricaturist, clown,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 63HANSWURST —    (i. e. Jack Pudding), a pantomimic character in comic performances on the German stage; a great favourite at one time with the vulgar; distinguished for his awkwardness, his gluttonous appetite, and his rotundity …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 64The Drama — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:The Drama >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 the drama the drama the stage the theater the play Sgm: N 1 film the film film the film movies motion pictures cinema cinematography Sgm: N 1 theatricals theatricals …

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  • 65Boasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Boasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 boasting boasting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 boast boast vaunt crake| Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense pretensions Sgm: N 1 puff puff puffery …

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  • 66merry-andrew — a buffoon; a zany; a jack pudding [Johnson], originally mountebank s assistant, 1670s, from MERRY (Cf. merry) + masc. proper name ANDREW (Cf. Andrew), but there is no certain identification with an individual …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 67buffoon — n. Mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, merry andrew, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, jack pudding, pickle herring …

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  • 68harlequin — n. Buffoon, jester, droll, merry andrew, punch, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, jack pudding, pickle herring …

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  • 69jester — n. 1. Joker, wag, humorist. 2. Buffoon, harlequin, zany, droll, fool, clown, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, merry andrew, jack pudding, pickle herring …

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  • 70merry-andrew — n. Buffoon, zany, harlequin, scaramouch, fool, mountebank, jester, droll, jack pudding, pickle herring …

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