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clownery
Variant of clown
noun
- Obsolete a peasant or farmer; rustic
- a clumsy, boorish, or incompetent person
- a performer who entertains, as in a circus, by antics, jokes, tricks, etc.; jester
- a person who constantly plays the fool, makes jokes, etc.; buffoon
intransitive verb
- to perform as a clown
- to play practical jokes, act silly, etc.
Related Forms:
- clownery noun
- clownish adjective
- clownishly adverb
- clownishness noun
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