class clown

noun

A student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.

“He was always the class clown, constantly telling jokes and attracting everyone's attention in school.”

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Meanings

nounclass clown (plural class clowns)

plural class clowns

  1. idiomaticA student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.

    He was always the class clown, constantly telling jokes and attracting everyone's attention in school.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cutup

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 班級小丑 /班级小丑, 開心果 /开心果
  • 班級小丑 /班级小丑 (bānjí xiǎochǒu)student who frequently makes jokes
  • 開心果 /开心果 (kāixīnguǒ)student who frequently makes jokes
Danish klassens klovn
  • klassens klovnstudent who frequently makes jokes
Finnish luokan pelle
  • luokan pellestudent who frequently makes jokes
German Klassenkasper, Klassenclown
  • Klassenkasperstudent who frequently makes jokes
  • Klassenclownstudent who frequently makes jokes
Portuguese palhaço da turma
  • palhaço da turmastudent who frequently makes jokes
Swedish klassens clown
  • klassens clownstudent who frequently makes jokes
Ukrainian класний клоун
  • класний клоун (klasnyj kloun)student who frequently makes jokes
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APA

class clown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20clown

MLA

“class clown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20clown. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “class clown,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20clown.

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