People who behave in a comical or silly way, often without intending to be funny; fools or clowns.
From Italian 'buffone' meaning 'jester' or 'clown,' derived from 'buffa' meaning 'a puff' or 'jest,' with roots in onomatopoeia.
Buffoons were essential to royal courts—they could criticize kings and get away with it because their foolishness was seen as performance, making them some of the most politically powerful people in medieval Europe.
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