clownage

Definitions

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  • noun The behaviour or manners of a clown; clownery.

Examples

  • Let a word be changed or repeated, it brings in either case its contribution of emphasis, and must be carefully chosen for the part it is to play, lest it should upset the business of the piece by irrelevant clownage in the midst of high matter, saying more or less than is set down for it in the author's purpose.

    Style

  • During a class on clownage, one of the exercises was reading a well known kids story (such as red riding hood) out loud, but with all the different vowels replaced by just one.

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Note

The word 'clownage' is a combination of 'clown' and the suffixā€ˇ -age.