n. a person who lacks good judgment

n. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

v. fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

v. make a fool or dupe of

n. a female comedian

n. someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

n. a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester

n. (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt

n. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

n. mimics literary or musical style for comic effect

n. a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

n. a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm

n. a witty amusing person who makes jokes

n. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

v. give false or misleading information to

v. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

v. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"

v. cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

v. underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"