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clown princess en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (derogatory, humorous, slang, uncommon) A crown princess, seen as a clown.
   • paint her face like a crown princess, though clown''' princess was more like it. 1992, Bonnie Worth, Kiss a Frog, Princess, page 2:
2. (derogatory, humorous, often, qualifier:epithet, slang, uncommon) A woman seen as eminent in a field, community or regarding an activity (often one whom the speaker has disdain for), seen as a clown.
   • Hey, Schmidt, you stooooopid Idiot, . . . . nobody's said anything of the kind. You just ain't readin' it right. We've all said that these clown princesses as well as all of the other hypocrties of Hollywood and the celebrity left can, and SHOULD, exercise their Freedom of Speach all they want, 2003 April 27, Dan Larsen, “enuf dixie”, in ia.talk.misc (Usenet):
   • In Berlin they acclaimed her by their laughter in German; in Paris ditto, except that they did laughing in French. London called her their clown princess of hilarity. 1930, Renie Riano, “Renie Riano's Legs and the Girl”, in Billboard Music Week, volume 42, page 25:
   • That was Anita Bryant, the clown princess of bigoted stupidity. 1998 August 16, John De Salvio, “Out of curiosity...”, in alt.politics.homosexuality (Usenet):

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clown prince · clown prince