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Plural
zanies
1
a man who is extremely foolish, incompetent, or ridiculous
- He acted like a zany, spilling coffee and knocking over chairs.
- Only a zany would try to fix the car without any tools.
- The meeting was disrupted by a zany who kept making absurd suggestions.
- Everyone knew him as a lovable zany who never took anything seriously.
- The politician was dismissed as a zany by his opponents.
2
a comic character in traditional plays or comedies who imitates others in an absurd or ridiculous way for entertainment
- The stage featured a zany who mimicked the noblemen in exaggerated gestures.
- Old comedies often relied on a zany to provoke laughter through silly antics.
- The zany tripped over props while imitating the king, delighting the audience.
- Children laughed at the zany's exaggerated imitation of everyday people.
- The zany's antics were predictable, yet still amusing to the crowd.