clown around en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To have fun in an irresponsible manner.
While in Matliary, where Kafka stayed to recover from his tuberculosis he often confided in Robert Klopstock, one of his favorite fellow patients. Klopstock must have been deeply impressed to find that one could have long and serious discussions about Zionism, Christianity, Dostoevsky, and love to clown around and think up practical jokes with one and the same person (Stach 2013).
2017 May 16, Jerry Stuger, “Kafka and Autism. The Undisclosed Logic Behind Kafka’s Work”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, volume 47, →DOI, pages 2336–2347:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clowning around | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| clowned around | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| clowned around | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| clowns around | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
fuck about · yuk it up · fuck off · muck around · fuck around · goof off · clown about · muck up · goof around · muck about · mess around · horse around · mess about
Translations (11)
sv clowna runt (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · ru валя́ть дурака́ (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · cmn 胡鬧 /胡闹 (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · fi pelleillä (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · sv spela pajas (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · sv fåna sig (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · la scurror (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · sv spela allan (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · sv apa (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · la dēsipiō (have fun in an irresponsible manner) · de herumdameln (have fun in an irresponsible manner)