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Discover Ludwig"merry andrew" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used to describe someone who is constantly joking or acting foolishly, often to entertain others. Here is an example: "Whenever the boss was in a bad mood, John would put on his best tricks and play the merry andrew, making everyone in the office laugh and forget their worries."
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merry andrew
noun
A person who clowns publicly; a buffoon; an entertainer's assistant.
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He is the essence of the phallic, the merry Andrew, the ring-tailed roarer: a whirlwind of eloquence, whose idiom taps deep into the linguistic and spiritual folk roots of England.
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"Persons who na_ï_vely mistake me for a merry-andrew with an inflated pig's bladder can never understand that I adore whichever tradition I am striving to follow," he said in a 1980 interview.
The fast-food company's new ad depicts a leaner, meaner merry-andrew who rides a bike, snowboards and shoots hoops with NBA superstar, all in a bid to get kids active.
The deal also will go beyond standard marketing efforts, to include pairing fast-food's merry-andrew Ronald McDonald with Shrek and other DreamWorks Animation characters in ads.
Merry merry.
Merry Christmas!
Andrew laughed.
How merry.
And Andrew and Agnes.
By Andrew Small.
St. Andrew's Church.
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