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laughing clown

laughing clown noun: one of a series of clown figurines, typically from the torso up with laughing face and open mouth, which move from side to side as part of a fairground or sideshow game the aim of which is to insert balls into the mouth at the right time to win a prize.

Noun

laughing clown (plural laughing clowns)

  1. One of a series of clown figurines, typically from the torso up with laughing face and open mouth, which move from side to side as part of a fairground or sideshow game the aim of which is to insert balls into the mouth at the right time to win a prize.
    • [H]e'd managed to con himself a job with a travelling showman and had left the district half-drunk on the back of a truck hauling one of those laughing clowns games.1994, Mike Hayes, Tell Us Anothree! More yarns from all around Australia, Sydney: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, published 2001, page 102

Forms of laughing clown

plurallaughing clowns

Questions about laughing clown

What does laughing clown mean?
Laughing clown means one of a series of clown figurines, typically from the torso up with laughing face and open mouth, which move from side to side as part of a fairground or sideshow game the aim of which is to insert balls into the mouth at the right time to win a prize.
What part of speech is laughing clown?
Laughing clown is a noun.
What is the plural of laughing clown?
The plural of laughing clown is laughing clowns.

Words near laughing clown in the dictionary

  1. laughing all the way to the bank
  2. laughing at
  3. laughing away
  4. Laughing Bird Caye
  5. laughing boy
  6. laughing clown
  7. laughing clowns
  8. laughing death
  9. laughing dove
  10. laughing doves
  11. laughing down

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