za·ny /ˈzeni/
  小丑,笨人,丑角的配角(a.)滑稽的,愚蠢的
  Za·ny n.; pl. Zanies   A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
  Then write that I may follow, and so be
  Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany.   --Donne.
     Preacher at once, and zany of thy age.   --Pope.
  Za·ny v. t. To mimic.  [Obs.]
  Your part is acted; give me leave at distance
  To zany it.   --Massinger.
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  zany
       adj 1: pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie
              reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly
              idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn:
              cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly,
              wacky, whacky, unreasonable]
       2: like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a
          zany sense of humor" [syn: buffoonish, clownish, clowlike]
       n 1: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for
            ludicrous effect
       2: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: fathead, goof,
           goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat]
       [also: zaniest, zanier]