Idiom
class clown
Meaning
A student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is the class clown and always makes us laugh.”
“The teacher had to ask the class clown to stop interrupting the lesson with his silly jokes.”
“Although he was the class clown during his youth, he eventually matured into a serious and highly respected professional.”
Examples
simple
“He is the class clown and always makes us laugh.”
contextual
“The teacher had to ask the class clown to stop interrupting the lesson with his silly jokes.”
complex
“Although he was the class clown during his youth, he eventually matured into a serious and highly respected professional.”
Key words
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