Clownade

/kloʊˈneɪd/ noun

Definition

Foolish or ridiculous behavior; a display of clownish antics or silly conduct, similar to a masquerade but for clowns.

Etymology

From clown + -nade (a suffix borrowed from French, as in promenade or charade, meaning an action or procession). Created to describe the collective foolishness of clowns performing together.

Kelly Says

The '-nade' ending was borrowed from French to make English sound fancier—so 'clownade' is actually a playful, sophisticated way to describe something completely ridiculous, which is pretty clever wordplay.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የንግግር
ye-ngi-ger
ARالعربية
مظاهر الكوميديا
muzahir al-komedia
BNবাংলা
মজা
ma-ja
CACatalà
clownade
klo-na-de
CSČeština
clownade
klo-na-de
DADansk
clownade
klo-na-de
DEDeutsch
Clownerei
klown-rai
ELΕλληνικά
κλοουνάδα
kloona-da
ESEspañol
payasada
pa-ya-sa-da
FAفارسی
مظاهر طنز
mazhahir tanz
FISuomi
clownade
klo-na-de
FRFrançais
clownade
klo-nad
GUGU
clownade
klo-na-de
HAHA
clownade
klo-na-de
HEעברית
הומור
ho-mor
HIहिन्दी
मूर्खता
moor-kh-ta
HUMagyar
clownade
klo-na-de
IDBahasa Indonesia
clownade
klo-na-de
IGIG
clownade
klo-na-de
ITItaliano
clownade
klo-na-de
JA日本語
お笑い芸
o-washi-gei
KKKK
clownade
klo-na-de
KMKM
clownade
klo-na-de
KO한국어
코믹
komik
MRMR
clownade
klo-na-de
MSBahasa Melayu
clownade
klo-na-de
MYမြန်မာ
ပျော်စရာ
pyaw-sa-ra
NLNederlands
clownade
klo-na-de
NONorsk
clownade
klo-na-de
PAPA
clownade
klo-na-de
PLPolski
clownade
klo-na-de
PTPortuguês
clownade
klo-na-de
RORomână
clownade
klo-na-de
RUРусский
клоунство
klown-stvo
SVSvenska
clownade
klo-na-de
SWKiswahili
clownade
klo-na-de
TAதமிழ்
கலகலப்பு
ka-la-ka-pu
TEతెలుగు
వైభవం
vai-bha-vam
THไทย
การแสดงตลก
gaan-sahn-dtae-talok
TLTL
clownade
klo-na-de
TRTürkçe
clownade
klo-na-de
UKУкраїнська
клоунство
klown-stvo
URاردو
مذاق
maz-a-q
VITiếng Việt
clownade
klo-na-de
YOYO
clownade
klo-na-de
ZH中文
小丑行为
xiǎo chōu xíng wéi
ZUZU
clownade
klo-na-de

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