clownology

noun

Etymology

From clown + -ology.

  1. derived from *gel-
  2. derived from klunz
  3. suffixed as clownology — “clown + ology

Definitions

  1. The study of being a clown.

    • At another graduation, Zoomer and Zonker, two students who met in the clownology course, were married[…]
    • In addition to her duties as a clownology instructor, she is an active member of Clowns of America International[…]
    • In the mid-seventies, she was the valedictorian of her clownology class. Among her many performances as a clown, she counts as her most memorable her performances at a national conference of the National Endowment for the Arts[…]

The neighborhood

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