the class clown
noun
: a student who tries to make other students laugh
His classmates remember him as the class clown.
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The two opened up to Toronto Life in 2016 about the early days of their relationship, admitting that Matheson had a bit of a reputation as the class clown and troublemaker in their small town.
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Avalon Hester, People.com, 26 June 2025
Gemini is the class clown too, so if your heart wants more levity, tell the Universe.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 May 2025
My default as a kid was the class clown who played these big, outlandish characters onstage.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Then there’s Nico (Danilo Guardiola), who begins as the class clown but goes on to appreciate his studies and inch away from the criminal activity he’s been drawn into by his older brother (Victor Estrada) and a local gang leader (Manuel Cruz Vivas).
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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Avalon Hester, People.com, 26 June 2025
Gemini is the class clown too, so if your heart wants more levity, tell the Universe.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 May 2025
My default as a kid was the class clown who played these big, outlandish characters onstage.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Then there’s Nico (Danilo Guardiola), who begins as the class clown but goes on to appreciate his studies and inch away from the criminal activity he’s been drawn into by his older brother (Victor Estrada) and a local gang leader (Manuel Cruz Vivas).
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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“The class clown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20class%20clown. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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