"assclown" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæsˌklaʊn/ [Canada, General-American] Forms: assclowns [plural]
Etymology: ass + clown Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ass|clown}} ass + clown Head templates: {{en-noun}} assclown (plural assclowns)
  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) A jerk; a buffoon; a person who is inept or ill-behaved to the point of being found laughable by others. Tags: Canada, US, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-assclown-en-noun-82zNgtMV Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) A jerk; a buffoon; a person who uses their nature to bring humor to others, but ends up being the butt of a joke. Tags: Canada, US, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-assclown-en-noun-rtiXA2Vt Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arseclown, arse-clown [British] Derived forms: assclownery, arseclownery Related terms: asshat

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