zany

Meanings

1. Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
2. Ludicrously or incongruously comical.

1. A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown.

1. To mimic foolishly.

Etymology

From Middle French zani, zanni, from Italian zanni (“a kind of masked clown character”), from Zanni, a Venetian form of Giovanni. Doublet of Zanni, John, and Giovanni.