clown
noun
[ klaʊn ]
• a comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
• "a circus clown"
• an unsophisticated country person; a rustic.
clown
verb
• behave in a comical or playful way.
• "Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog"
Similar:
fool around,
fool about,
play the fool,
act foolishly,
act the clown/fool/goat,
play about,
play around,
monkey about,
monkey around,
play tricks,
indulge in horseplay,
engage in high jinks,
joke,
jest,
mess about,
mess around,
horse about,
horse around,
dick around,
muck about,
muck around,
lark (about),
lark (around),
cut up,
play the giddy goat,
piss about,
piss around,
arse about,
arse around,
bugger about,
bugger around,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in clown (sense 2 of the noun)): perhaps of Low German origin.
