zanies — za·ny || zeɪnɪ n. clown, jester; fool adj. crazy, wacky, ludicrous; clown … English contemporary dictionary
Taylor Mason — Infobox Comedian name = Taylor Mason imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birth name = Franklin Taylor Mason birth date = February 22, 1956 birth place = Hinsdale, Illinois death date = death place = medium = nationality = genre = Ventriloquist… … Wikipedia
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Zany — a ny, n.; pl. {Zanies}. [It. zanni a buffoon, merry andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr. ?, Heb. Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, prop., the Lord graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf. {Jenneting}.] A merry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zany — I. noun (plural zanies) Etymology: Italian zanni, a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni, nickname for Italian Giovanni John Date: 1588 1. a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Davie Allan — Live at Red Planet Records Davie Allan is a guitarist best known for his work on soundtracks to various teen and biker movies in the 1960s. Allan s backing band is almost always the Arrows (i.e., Davie Allan the Arrows), although the Arrows have… … Wikipedia
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Patch Adams — Infobox Person name = Hunter Patch Adams caption = Adams in Anaheim, California, May 15, 2008 birth date = birth date and age|1945|05|28 birth place = Washington, D.C., U.S.A.Dr. Hunter Campbell Patch Adams, M.D. (born May 28, 1945 in Washington … Wikipedia
