clown shoe

noun

A comedically oversized shoe, usually brightly colored and with a bulbous front.

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Meanings

nounclown shoe (plural clown shoes)

plural clown shoes

  1. A comedically oversized shoe, usually brightly colored and with a bulbous front.
  2. derogatoryAn incompetent or foolish person.

    What a fucking clown shoe you are, Billy. Ya got nothing.

    2007 April 23, “Gonzo goes down in flames”, in alt.impeach.bush (Usenet), message-ID <1177345606.310210.218960@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>
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    Sorry, clown shoe. I'm not going to click any tinyurl link that you provide […]

    2006 February 15, Jason Bell, “The Muhammed Cartoons”, in rec.sport.basketball.college (Usenet), message-ID <8AOIf.13460$915.7816@southeast.rr.com>

    You have no "professional reputation," you fucking clown shoe.

    2015 March 15, “Rand Paul’s claim — twice in one day — that he has a biology degree..”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet), message-ID <8adac9fe-43e7-458e-8de6-e48eb8218c9c@googlegroups.com>

Origin

Typically worn by clowns.

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APA

clown shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clown%20shoe

MLA

“clown shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clown%20shoe. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clown shoe,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clown%20shoe.

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