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beclown

verb

Etymology

From be- + clown.

  1. derived from *gel-✻
  2. derived from klunz
  3. prefixed as beclown — “be + clown”

Definitions

  1. To make a fool of.

    • To the extent that the demand for Black English comes from people with this attitude it is not a serious demand, and to answer their arguments would be to play their game and beclown onself.^([sic])
    • Even Democratic hopeful Joe Biden, whose mouth churns up huge yardage every time he answers a question the long way around, hasn't "beclowned" himself, to borrow a word much beloved in the conservative blogosphere.

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