OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11055

clown

/klaʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
clon • clown • payasa • payaso
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.
Over there in Norway, the churches all burn down / Let's go dress in goth clothes and get painted like a clown
payasa • payaso
A person who acts in a silly fashion.
He was regarded as the clown of the school, always playing pranks.
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