- merry-andrew
- noun Usage: often capitalized M&A Etymology: merry + Andrew, proper name Date: 1677 a person who clowns publicly
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Merry Andrew — can mean: Merry andrew (clown) Merry Andrew (film), a musical comedy starring Danny Kaye and Pier Angeli This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link … Wikipedia
merry-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
merry-andrew — [mer′ē an′dro͞o΄] n. [ MERRY + ANDREW: orig. uncert.] a buffoon; clown … English World dictionary
Merry-andrew — Mer ry an drew (m[e^]r r[y^] [a^]n dr[udd]), n. One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack doctor. [1913 Webster] Note: This term is said to have originated from one Andrew … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merry-andrew — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈan(ˌ)drü noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized M&A Etymology: merry (I) + the name Andrew : one that clowns publicly : buffoon, mountebank … Useful english dictionary
merry-andrew — /mer ee an drooh/, n. a clown; buffoon. [1665 75; MERRY + Andrew, generic use of the proper name] * * * … Universalium
Merry Andrew — noun A person who clowns publicly; a buffoon; an entertainers assistant. Instead, therefore, of answering my landlady, the puppet show man ran out to punish his Merry Andrew [...] … Wiktionary
merry-andrew — mer′ry an′drew [[t] ˈæn dru[/t]] n. a clown; buffoon • Etymology: 1665–75; merry+Andrew, generic use of the proper name … From formal English to slang
Merry Andrew (film) — Merry Andrew Original poster Directed by Michael Kidd Produced by … Wikipedia
merry-andrew — merry an·drew … English syllables
