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226 lines
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{
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"zaniness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"buffo",
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"buffoon",
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"clown",
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"harlequin"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who fawns over another person : a servile follower : toady":[
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"\u2026 must have known the falsehood of the slander which they encouraged their zanies to propagate.",
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"\u2014 William Gifford"
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],
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": a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal : merry-andrew":[],
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": being or having the characteristics of a zany":[],
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": nut , kook":[],
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": one who acts the buffoon to amuse others":[],
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": very eccentric (see eccentric entry 1 sense 1a ) or absurd (see absurd entry 1 sense 1 ) often in an amusing way":[
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"a zany comedy",
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"the movie's zany characters/antics/humor",
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"another one of his zany ideas"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a zany plan to drive cross-country on a motorized scooter",
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"Noun",
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"hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party",
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"one of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And the director is going to be there and just be your zany , funny self. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Similarly zany were his dealings with the Chechen mob and overzealous fellow ex-Marines, one of whom cheerfully watches pornography on his living-room TV in full view of visitors. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
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"At its best \u2014 whether performing a zany new pop musical about the fall of Rome; a witty dance theater piece about rehearsing; or the intense, expansive music of Julius Eastman \u2014 AMOC is a party, a communal happening, a family dinner. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"With an acoustic guitar in hand, Lapidus performed a zany original song about the frustration of wanting more parmesan cheese while at an Italian restaurant. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"The group is led by the zany and outspoken metalhead Eddie Munson, played by newcomer Joseph Quinn. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 15 May 2022",
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"At first glance, the area around Joshua Tree National Park can appear barren, apart from its zany trees and a few dry shrubs here and there. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Muggs dialed back the Bomb Squad\u2019s sonic maximalism, creating a barrage of psychedelic funk with a West Coast bent that would become progressively stranger and layered with each album, forever toeing the line between ominous and zany . \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Will Ferrell is best known for his work in zany comedies like Anchorman, Elf, and Step Brothers (and for good measure, because those movies are incredible). \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ahead of the show's return, EW is breaking down all of that and more \u2014 from when and where to watch, to all the new costumes, to all the twists to expect from this newest edition of Fox's zany masked celeb singing competition. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The announcement was a shock to Zappos employees, who had grown used to their company\u2019s zany , anything-goes culture. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"This zany , cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut, and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"In the 1970s, a new tradition was born \u2014 having students dress up as a zany El Palo Alto to boost school spirit at sporting events. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021",
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"For Mosca, selling the inn in a zany , legally fraught manner was worth it. \u2014 Julie Kliegman, The Week , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"The town would now be saddled with a zany (in a bad way), dysfunctional, dangerous organization on so many levels. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"With the notoriously zany Doja Cat hosting, really anything could happen at this year\u2019s MTV Video Music Awards. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"But for some animal-obsessive ceramists, anthropomorphizing as a sculptural approach is a zany (and speedy) joy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian zanni , a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni , nickname for Italian Giovanni John":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u0101-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080119",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"zany":{
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"antonyms":[
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"buffo",
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"buffoon",
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"clown",
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"harlequin"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who fawns over another person : a servile follower : toady":[
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"\u2026 must have known the falsehood of the slander which they encouraged their zanies to propagate.",
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"\u2014 William Gifford"
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],
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": a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal : merry-andrew":[],
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": being or having the characteristics of a zany":[],
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": nut , kook":[],
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": one who acts the buffoon to amuse others":[],
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": very eccentric (see eccentric entry 1 sense 1a ) or absurd (see absurd entry 1 sense 1 ) often in an amusing way":[
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"a zany comedy",
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"the movie's zany characters/antics/humor",
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"another one of his zany ideas"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a zany plan to drive cross-country on a motorized scooter",
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"Noun",
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"hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party",
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"one of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And the director is going to be there and just be your zany , funny self. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Similarly zany were his dealings with the Chechen mob and overzealous fellow ex-Marines, one of whom cheerfully watches pornography on his living-room TV in full view of visitors. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
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"At its best \u2014 whether performing a zany new pop musical about the fall of Rome; a witty dance theater piece about rehearsing; or the intense, expansive music of Julius Eastman \u2014 AMOC is a party, a communal happening, a family dinner. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"With an acoustic guitar in hand, Lapidus performed a zany original song about the frustration of wanting more parmesan cheese while at an Italian restaurant. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"The group is led by the zany and outspoken metalhead Eddie Munson, played by newcomer Joseph Quinn. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 15 May 2022",
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"At first glance, the area around Joshua Tree National Park can appear barren, apart from its zany trees and a few dry shrubs here and there. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Muggs dialed back the Bomb Squad\u2019s sonic maximalism, creating a barrage of psychedelic funk with a West Coast bent that would become progressively stranger and layered with each album, forever toeing the line between ominous and zany . \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Will Ferrell is best known for his work in zany comedies like Anchorman, Elf, and Step Brothers (and for good measure, because those movies are incredible). \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ahead of the show's return, EW is breaking down all of that and more \u2014 from when and where to watch, to all the new costumes, to all the twists to expect from this newest edition of Fox's zany masked celeb singing competition. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The announcement was a shock to Zappos employees, who had grown used to their company\u2019s zany , anything-goes culture. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"This zany , cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut, and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"In the 1970s, a new tradition was born \u2014 having students dress up as a zany El Palo Alto to boost school spirit at sporting events. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021",
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"For Mosca, selling the inn in a zany , legally fraught manner was worth it. \u2014 Julie Kliegman, The Week , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"The town would now be saddled with a zany (in a bad way), dysfunctional, dangerous organization on so many levels. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"With the notoriously zany Doja Cat hosting, really anything could happen at this year\u2019s MTV Video Music Awards. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"But for some animal-obsessive ceramists, anthropomorphizing as a sculptural approach is a zany (and speedy) joy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian zanni , a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni , nickname for Italian Giovanni John":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u0101-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072849",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |