the class clown

noun

: a student who tries to make other students laugh
His classmates remember him as the class clown.

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Advertisement Then there’s Nico (Danilo Guardiola), who begins as the class clown but goes on to appreciate his studies and inch away from the criminal activity he’s been drawn into by his older brother (Victor Estrada) and a local gang leader (Manuel Cruz Vivas). Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023

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“The class clown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20class%20clown. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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