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ZANY

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 957 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ZANY  , a

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fool or
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silly
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person . The word came into
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English in the 16th
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century from Ital . Zane, mod . Zanni, an
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abbreviation of the name Giovanni (
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John) . This
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familiar
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form of the name was given by Italians to a
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special type of
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clown or buffoon who acted as an attendant or follower of the
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regular professional clown on the
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stage and made clumsy and ludicrous attempts to mimic his performance .

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