• updn@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    Why do people keep calling him a clown? Genuine question. I thought clowns were supposed to be funny or at least try to make people laugh. This guy is not a clown?

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      23 hours ago

      To “clown around” is to be inept or incompetent at a role. Calling someone a clown in a derogatory context references that meaning.

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        4 hours ago

        He’s not a clown, though? He’s been scamming his way through life his whole life, at the expense of others. That’s not really clownish.