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[ noun ] acting like a clown or buffoon

Synonyms

prank frivolity harlequinade buffoonery

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

`` Ca n't you stop that stupid clowning for even a minute '' ?

Related terms

folly schtick clown

2
[ noun ] a comic incident or series of incidents

Synonyms

comedy funniness drollery

Related terms

fun clown

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