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Clown - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Clown : (noun)
1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: buffoon]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: buffoon,
merry andrew]
(verb)
1: act as or like a clown [syn: clown around, antic]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Clown : \Clown\ (kloun), n. [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish
fellow, North Fries. kl["o]nne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log,
Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]
1. A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an
ill-bred person; a boor. --Sir P. Sidney.
2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
The clown, the child of nature, without guile.
--Cowper.
3. The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.
The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are
tickle o'the sere. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Clown : \Clown\, v. i.
To act as a clown; -- with it. [Obs.]
Beshrew me, he clowns it properly indeed. --B. Jonson.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Clown |
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ekelias: der zierke is dochn Clown undn schlechter noch dazu |
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jhoyt: @Louwww this is because you still have your Clown nose on... |
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imprincejones: Wtf i said u got it son :-x done! RT @_MamaNae_ RT @imprincejones: @_MamaNae_ moreless u got it bossmanClown cliff I swear lma0 |
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