"clown shoe" meaning in All languages combined

See clown shoe on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: clown shoes [plural]
Etymology: Typically worn by clowns. Head templates: {{en-noun}} clown shoe (plural clown shoes)
  1. A comedically oversized shoe, usually brightly colored and with a bulbous front.
    Sense id: en-clown_shoe-en-noun-HF8gC~WF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Comedy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Comedy: 89 11
  2. (derogatory) An incompetent or foolish person. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-clown_shoe-en-noun-ZqDTa~i1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Footwear, People Disambiguation of Footwear: 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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