Meaning

2 senses
  1. A comedically oversized shoe, usually brightly colored and with a bulbous front.

  2. (derogatory)An incompetent or foolish person.

Origin

Typically worn by clowns.

Typically worn by clowns.

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Forms

plural: clown shoes
Singularclown shoe
Pluralclown shoes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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