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class clown

class clown noun: a student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.

Noun

class clown (plural class clowns)

  1. (idiomatic) A student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.
    • He was always the class clown, constantly telling jokes and attracting everyone's attention in school.

Forms of class clown

pluralclass clowns

Questions about class clown

What does class clown mean?
Class clown means a student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.
What part of speech is class clown?
Class clown is a noun.
What is the plural of class clown?
The plural of class clown is class clowns.

Words near class clown in the dictionary

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  2. class adapter patterns
  3. class adviser
  4. class break
  5. class breaks
  6. class clown
  7. class clowns
  8. class conscious
  9. class consciousness
  10. class consciousnesses
  11. class day

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