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clownery

[ klou-nuh-ree ]
/ ˈklaʊ nə ri /
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noun, plural clown·er·ies for 2.
clownish behavior.
an instance of this.
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Origin of clownery

First recorded in 1580–90; clown + -ery

Words nearby clownery

clovis point, clowder, clown, clown anemone, clown car, clownery, clown white, cloxacillin, cloy, cloying, clozapine
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How to use clownery in a sentence

  • The clownery and pantaloonery of these pantomimes have clean passed out of my head.

    The Town|Leigh Hunt

  • As to his father's ignorance and clownery, 'twas as good metall in the oare which wants excoriating and refineing.

    Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey
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