"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. Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-clown_shoe-en-noun-HF8gC~WF Disambiguation of Comedy: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 85 15
  2. (derogatory) An incompetent or foolish person. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Footwear, People
    Sense id: en-clown_shoe-en-noun-ZqDTa~i1 Disambiguation of Footwear: 2 98 Disambiguation of People: 1 99

Inflected forms

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