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buffi

noun

variants or buffos

plural of buffo

as in clowns

a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior in the comic opera, the buffo shared his entrance aria with a grimacing mime

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clowns

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Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Friday, Edith, and the maintenance bots are sometimes goofy comic-relief clowns.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

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buffing

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