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clown

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1. clown - Noun

2. clown - Verb

Meaning

A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.

One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.

The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.

To act as a clown; -- with it.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I remain just one thing, and one thing only - and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. Charlie Chaplin

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments. Jim Morrison

I would rather dance as a ballerina, though faultily, than as a flawless clown. Margaret Atwood

A doctor and a clown know more than a doctor alone. Italian Proverb

Give a clown your finger he'll grasp your fist. Italian Proverb

The clown is best in his own country, and the gentleman anywhere. Mexican Proverb

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