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clown

A person who acts in a silly fashion.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

A person who acts in a silly fashion.

He was regarded as the clown of the school, always playing pranks.
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  • “You can just make up items as a GM, you know. Sure, it's a little bit more complicated and you should balance it, but there's nothing saying you can't invent a 'wand of summon animated clown shoes' or something equally ridiculous. The only limit is your imagination. #D&D #TTRPG”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “POINTING TO STUPIDITY, IDIOCY, AND INDECENCY IS WHAT COMEDIENS DO....FOR CHUCKLES. THEY POINT AT CLOWNS. CALL THEM OUT. MAKE US LAUGH. KIMMELLS MESSAGE: DONT BE A CLOWN AND I WONT MAKE FUN OF YOU. DUH!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “thinking of your silent clown movie that”

  • “I went I did clown movie cuz I'm”

  • “>> I made a $45,000 clown movie that no”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

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.

Origin: From earlier clowne, cloyne; likely of origin, akin to , , all from , from klunt; according to Pokorny, this could be related to a group of Germanic derivatives of , such as , , *kultaz, etc. Alternatively, directly from (compare , , ), themselves from the same ultimate source as above. Unlikely from , although learned awareness of this term may have influenced semantic development. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

A stupid person.

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  • “Thoughts for the day: Trump is filth. As Maddow said tonight, Trump has declared all out war on Black America. He and his clown show are the worst humanity has to offer. Trump supporters are not healthy for the rest of us to be around.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I cant believe no one told me there was a VN about yandere monster clown twinks and I just had to stumble upon this on my own”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “>> I made a $45,000 clown movie that no”

  • “I went I did clown movie cuz I'm”

  • “thinking of your silent clown movie that”

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