Etymology

clown world

Today it means: The current absurd and irrational state of global society from the perspective of the alt-right movement. Full definition →

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The story

Emerged from The Honkler, a version of the meme of Pepe the Frog, featuring a red clown nose and rainbow wig, characterized as honking a bicycle horn whenever liberals speak. The meme is associated with the use of honk honk ("HH"), a dog whistle for Heil Hitler.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.