merry-andrew

mer·ry-an·drew

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Definitions of merry-andrew word

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

1665-75; merry + Andrew, generic use of the proper name

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
harlequin — (often initial capital letter) a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.
jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
joker — a person who jokes.