скоморо́х

nounmasculineanimatecountablerare

1.
skomorokh, itinerant minstrel, jester, mountebankhistory
На я́рмарке выступа́ли скоморо́хи.
Skomorokhs performed at the fair.
Historical term for the wandering singers, musicians and comic actors of medieval Rus'.
2.
buffoon, clown, joker
Хва́тит вести́ себя́ как скоморо́х!
Stop behaving like a buffoon!
Figurative and usually disapproving.

Examples

На площади выступал весёлый скоморох.
A cheerful skomorokh was performing in the square.
Скоморохи развлекали народ песнями и шутками.
Skomorokhi entertained the people with songs and jokes.
В старину скоморох ходил по деревням.
In olden times, a skomorokh would travel from village to village.