merry andrew

Questions about merry andrew

What does merry andrew mean?

merry andrew means "a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior".

What is another word for merry andrew?

Close synonyms include clown, buffoon, goof, goofball. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is merry andrew a common word?

merry andrew is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.