klavun

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(Tiyatro) clown
(also clown about (British) or clown around) To act in a silly fashion
A person who acts in a silly fashion
{n} a countryman, ill-bred man, churl
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior a rude or vulgar fool act as or like a clown
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
To act as a clown; with it
If you say that someone is a clown, you mean that they say funny things or do silly things to amuse people. He was laughing, the clown of the twosome. = joker
A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh
a rude or vulgar fool
disapproval If you describe someone as a clown, you disapprove of them and have no respect for them. I still think I could do a better job than those clowns in Washington. = idiot, fool. clown around/about to behave in a silly or funny way. Comic character of mime and pantomime and the circus. The clown developed from the bald-headed, padded buffoons who performed in the farces and mimes of ancient Greece and from the professional comic actors of the Middle Ages. The Italian commedia dell'arte introduced the harlequin, and the clown's whiteface makeup was introduced with the 17th-century French character Pierrot. The distinctive clown costume of oversized shoes, hat, and giant ruff around the neck was established by the popular German clown character Pickelherring. The first circus clown, Joseph Grimaldi, appeared as "Joey" in England (1805) and specialized in pantomime, pratfalls, and slapstick. Famous 20th-century clowns included the Swiss pantomimist Grock (Adrian Wettach), the U.S. circus star Emmett Kelly, and the longtime star of the Moscow circus, Oleg Popov
act as or like a clown
A monster resembling a circus clown
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
{i} buffoon, jester
or clown around To act in a silly fashion
If you clown, you do silly things in order to make people laugh. Bruno clowned and won affection everywhere. = mess around Clown around and clown about mean the same as clown. Bev made her laugh, the way she was always clowning around. + clowning clown·ing She senses that behind the clowning there is a terrible sense of anguish
A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor
One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl