Sekirov Dictionary

clown

/ˈklaʊ̯n/

noun 6
verb 2
forms 3
phrases 5

noun6

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a circus performer with a painted face, a red nose and huge bright clothes, who does funny falls and tricks
- Over there in Norway, the churches all burn down / Let's go dress in goth clothes and get painted like a clown — 2008
•
A person who acts in a silly fashion.
- He was regarded as the clown of the school, always playing pranks.
•
A stupid person.
- Everything’s on the table, the specs are there in the RFP and can’t be changed by some clown in the Air Force who happens to come up with a new idea. — 2013
•
A clownfish.
- While the tomato clownfish Amphiprion frenatus has been spawned in captivity, wild-caught tomato clowns are more often seen for sale. — 2006
•
(no longer used) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
- This loutish clown is such that you never saw so ill - favoured a vizar — 1587
•
(no longer used) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.
- The clown, the child of nature, without guile. — 1782

verb2

To act in a silly or playful fashion.
•
To ridicule, make fun of.
- The show Dismissed was one of my favorites, because I like to see people get clowned. — 2002

forms

clowned · clowning · clowns

Phrases with clown

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