CLOWN

Clown

A Clown is a comic performer who employs slapstick or similar types of physical humour, often in a pantomime style. Clowns have a varied tradition with significant variations in costume and performance. The most recognisable clowns are those that commonly wear outlandish costumes featuring distinctive makeup, colourful wigs, exaggerated footwear, and colourful clothing. Their entertainment style is generally designed to entertain large audiences, especially at a distance.

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clown

Noun

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

Verb

  1. To act in a silly fashion.


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