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шут — meaning in English

shut

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English meaning

  • antic noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  • buffoon noun Someone who acts in a silly, clownish way, or who behaves so foolishly that it's almost comical.
  • clown noun A comic performer, often in bright costume and makeup, known for slapstick and silly antics.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • joke noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.

Senses

шут is used for these senses in English:

  • antic A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
  • buffoon One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
  • clown A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
  • clown A person who acts in a silly fashion.
  • court jester A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
  • fool (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
  • joke (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

antic — full definition

  1. noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  2. adjective Grotesque or absurd in an oddly theatrical way.

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