merry-andrew



merry-andrew

1. adjective Amusingly foolish or idiotic; of or characterized by clownish behavior or sensibilities, especially in public. Though at first I found him quite funny, Tommy's merry-andrew routine has grown quite tiresome lately.
2. noun A person who acts like a clown or buffoon in public, especially for the amusement of others; a fool or idiot in general. I know you enjoy the attention that being a merry-andrew brings, but if you act like a fool all the time, people will start believing you actually are one.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AlisonAL-i-sən (English), a-lee-SAWN (French)English, French
Katrienkaht-REENDutch
Hippokrates-Ancient Greek
Hanna (2)HAH-nah (German), HAN-nah (Danish), HAHN-nah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Hungarian
Patti['patti]
LienLEENDutch