merry andrew vs goofball

merry andrew and goofball both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
merry andrew	Yes	No	No	No
goofball	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, merry andrew and goofball are synonyms defined as:

merry andrew and goofball: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Other synonyms of merry andrew include buffoon, clown, goof.

merry andrew (noun)	goofball (noun)
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior