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Meaning of laughing clown | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

One of a series of clown figurines, typically from the torso up with laughing face and open mouth, which move from side to side as part of a fairground or sideshow game the aim of which is to insert balls into the mouth at the right time to win a prize.

Examples

“[H]e'd managed to con himself a job with a travelling showman and had left the district half-drunk on the back of a truck hauling one of those laughing clowns games.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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