Merry Andrew

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who clowns publicly; a buffoon; an entertainer's assistant. idiomatic
    — Instead, therefore, of answering my landlady, the puppet-show man ran out to punish his Merry-Andrew [...]

词形变化

Merry Andrews plural merry andrew alternative merry-andrew alternative merryandrew alternative

词源

Originally associated with a specific act at Bartholomew Fair; later said to have come from the name of Andrew Boorde.
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