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assclown

/ˈæsˌklaʊn/

assclown noun: a jerk; a buffoon; a person who is inept or ill-behaved to the point of being found laughable by others.

Noun

assclown (plural assclowns)

  1. (Canada, US, humorous, often, slang, sometimes) A jerk; a buffoon; a person who is inept or ill-behaved to the point of being found laughable by others.
    • Near-synonyms: assmonkey, assmuncher
    • This newsgroup--misc.immigration.usa--has a wide range of posters, some of which have legitimate concerns about legal immigration. Do you like being the AssClown. Let these people be, let them ask their immigration question free from your xenophobic harassments.1996 August 25, Ben Holstrom, “Re: Birth Certificate for Citizenship”, in misc.immigration.usa (Usenet), retrieved 04 Oct 2018, message-ID <3220c9cc.5271157@nntp.ix.netcom.com>
  2. (Canada, US, humorous, often, slang, sometimes) A jerk; a buffoon; a person who uses their nature to bring humor to others, but ends up being the butt of a joke.
    • I'm a little loaded, and this assclown behind me has bumped me four times in a row.2006, Brad Bauer, Hitting in the Clutch, iUniverse, published 2006, →ISBN, page 141
    • "Pretentious, ambitionless assclown," I corrected.2006, Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds, Three Rivers Press, published 2006, →ISBN, page 261

Synonyms of assclown

Forms of assclown

pluralassclowns
alternative formarseclown
alternative formarse-clown
alternative formass clown

Origin of assclown

From ass + clown.

Words formed from assclown

Questions about assclown

What does assclown mean?
Assclown means a jerk; a buffoon; a person who is inept or ill-behaved to the point of being found laughable by others.
What part of speech is assclown?
Assclown is a noun.
How do you pronounce assclown?
Assclown is pronounced /ˈæsˌklaʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of assclown?
The plural of assclown is assclowns.

Words near assclown in the dictionary

  1. assbutts
  2. asscheek
  3. asscheeks
  4. asschunk
  5. asschunks
  6. assclown
  7. assclownery
  8. assclowns
  9. asscrack
  10. asscracks
  11. asscunt

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