zany

  • 21zany — za•ny [[t]ˈzeɪ ni[/t]] adj. ni•er, ni•est, 1) absurdly or whimsically comical: a zany comedian[/ex] 2) a comically wild or eccentric person 3) sbz lit. a secondary character in old comedies, usu. a bungling imitator, derived from the male servant …

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  • 22zany — [16] Zany originated as the name of a character in the old Italian commedia dell’arte, who tried, rather feebly, to mimic the antics of the clown. It came from Italian Zanni, a Venetian and Lombardic variant of Gianni, the pet form of Giovanni… …

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  • 23Zany Brainy — Former type Subsidiary Industry Retail Fate Bankruptcy, dissolved by parent company Founded …

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  • 24Zany Golf — also known as Will Harvey s Zany Golf , is a video game with a fantasy take on miniature golf, developed by Sandcastle Productions and published by Electronic Arts. The game was originally developed in 1988 for the Apple IIGS and became the firs …

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  • 25Zany Golf — Éditeur Electronic Arts Développeur Sandcastle Concepteur Will Harvey Date de sortie 1988 1990 (Megadrive) Genre Sport Mode de jeu …

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  • 26Zany Afternoons — is a book containing a collection of some of illustrator Bruce McCall s best comic paintings to 1982. It was published by Knopf in that year and featured works that originally appeared mainly in National Lampoon . At 126 pages, the book includes… …

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  • 27Zany Fruits — is a breakfast cereal distributed by Western Family. It is corn puff cereal with the flavors grape, cherry, orange, lemon, and lime. It is an economical version of a more popular cereal, Trix. The cereal comes standard in a 28 ounce (790 g),… …

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  • 28zany — zanily, adv. zaniness, zanyism, n. zanyish, adj. /zay nee/, adj., zanier, zaniest, n., pl. zanies. adj. 1. ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish. n. 2. one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others. 3. a comically wild or… …

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  • 29zany — adjective /ˈzeɪni/ a) ludicrously or incongruously comical b) bizarre, clownish Syn: wacky …

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  • 30zany — Synonyms and related words: Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, absurd, ament, amusing, ass, banana, born fool, buffo, buffoon, burlesquer, card, caricaturist, clown,… …

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