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clowning around

NOUN

monkey business

Synonyms

WEAK

absurdity absurdness antics buffoonery carrying-on craziness disobedience foolery foolishness hanky-panky high jinks hokey-pokey horse feathers horseplay inanity insanity irresponsibility ludicrousness lunacy misbehavior mischief mischief-making monkeyshine nonsense poppycock prank silliness stupidity tommyrot

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But too much clowning around might not look so smart.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Living up to her designation as “the Internet’s favorite rich auntie,” Ross keeps her Instagram followers well fed with endless glamour and lots of clowning around.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

For sure she will be clowning around with her coaches, family, fans in the stands and her competitors.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

The Wayans with the most range when it comes to acting and clowning around takes the stage in between whatever massive projects he’s working on to keep his stand-up muscles strong.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2022

He was clowning around and when we played the tape back I saw that it was too dark and I was jerking the camera around.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

clowning around

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