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ZANY

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 957 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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


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