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clown

The correct spelling is clown.

How to pronounce clown

/klaʊn/
noun

IPA: /klaʊn/

Say it like: Clo-wn

The correct spelling is clown. A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
  2. 2.A person who acts in a silly fashion.
  3. 3.A stupid person.
  4. 4.A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
  5. 5.One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.

verb

  1. 1.To act in a silly or playful fashion.
  2. 2.To ridicule.

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