"clown on" meaning in All languages combined

See clown on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: clowns on [present, singular, third-person], clowning on [participle, present], clowned on [participle, past], clowned on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clown on (third-person singular simple present clowns on, present participle clowning on, simple past and past participle clowned on)
  1. (African-American Vernacular or Internet slang) To mock; to ridicule. Synonyms: clown (english: African-American Vernacular)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clown on meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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