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clown |
clown anemone fish |
clown around |
clownage |
clownery |
clowning
| clownish
| clownishness
| clownlike
| cloy
| cloying
clowning
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun clowning has 2 senses
- clowning(n = noun.act) buffoonery, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank - acting like a clown or buffoon; Array is a kind of craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery
- clowning(n = noun.communication) comedy, drollery, funniness - a comic incident or series of incidents; Array is a kind of fun, play, sport
has particulars: schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik
Derived form verb clown1
Derived form verb clown1
CIDE DICTIONARY
clowning, n.
- acting like a clown or buffoon. [WordNet 1.5]
- a comic incident or series of incidents. [WordNet 1.5]
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