clown around

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

clown around (third-person singular simple present clowns around, present participle clowning around, simple past and past participle clowned around)

1. To have fun in an irresponsible manner.

Synonyms

• (behave clownishly): act out, clown about, goof off, horse around, muck about, muck around, muck up, yuk it up

Translations

have fun in an irresponsible manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胡鬧／胡闹 (zh) (húnào), 胡闹 (zh) (húnào)

• Finnish: pelleillä (fi)
• Latin: scurror, dēsipiō
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• Russian: валя́ть дурака́ (ru) impf (valjátʹ duraká)
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• Swedish: spela pajas, fåna sig, spela allan (sv), clowna runt, apa (sv)