clown car
A circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or…A circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or out of a small car.
Meaning
7 sensesA circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or out of a small car.
The undersized car used in a circus clown car routine.
(broadly, derogatory, often)A very small car.
(broadly)A car or small enclosed space with too many people or things in it.
(derogatory, figuratively, often)Any process with a comically large number of participants, especially participants who themselves are comical or ridiculous.
clown-car primaries
(literally)A car for clowns, especially the car of a circus train that carries the clowns.
(derogatory)A car that looks gaudy or otherwise ridiculous.
Origin
From a comedy routine first invented by the Cole Brothers Circus during the 1950s.From a comedy routine first invented by the Cole Brothers Circus during the 1950s.
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