■ noun
1》 a comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
↘a playful, amusing person.
2》 a foolish or incompetent person.
3》 archaic an unsophisticated country person.
■ verb act comically or playfully.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ishly adverb
~ishness noun
Origin
C16: perh. of Low Ger. origin.