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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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How to use clownery in a sentence
The clownery and pantaloonery of these pantomimes have clean passed out of my head.
The Town|Leigh HuntAs to his father's ignorance and clownery, 'twas as good metall in the oare which wants excoriating and refineing.
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