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the class clown

noun

Definition of the class clown

: a student who tries to make other students laugh

His classmates remember him as the class clown.

Word by Word Definitions

class play

: a body of students meeting regularly to study the same subject
: the period during which such a body meets
: a course of instruction

: classify

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clown play

: farmer, countryman
: a rude ill-bred person : boor
: a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (such as a play)

: to act as or like a clown

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