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clowny

American  
[klaun-ee] / ˈklaʊn i /

adjective

clownier, clowniest
  1. characteristic or evocative of a clown; comical, silly, etc.


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“We design for her, the customer. We don’t design for, ‘Oh I came back from Saint-Tropez and something looked clowny, but I think we should have it,’” Rudes said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2024

"It was like a weird, clowny character with kind of sunken eyes, and then a big red nose," they said.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2024

I got rid of the musical, clowny elements and did a standup show about feminism from a working-class woman’s perspective.

From The Guardian Jun. 27, 2020

There was Ab Fab and Gimme Gimme Gimme," says Hart, in her cluttered office at BBC Television Centre, "and so I remained in this buffoony, clowny era, and just thought nothing had changed.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2010

The pool party sealed my fate, that grim, summer day when I displayed my clowniest self.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2023

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