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What Is 'Clownshoes'? What Does Clownshoes Mean?

By Paul Gil, About.com

Question: What Is 'Clownshoes'? What Does Clownshoes Mean?
Answer: "Clownshoes" or "clown shoes" is an expressive form of mockery. The expression comes from the preposterous costume shoes worn by clowns. Clownshoes means that something or someone is laughable or absurd, and not to be taken seriously.

Examples of clownshoes/clown shoes usage:

  • This movie is clownshoes! Let's get out of here.
  • The guy who started this thread is clownshoes. I can't believe you people are buying this crap.
  • Dude, you're clownshoes. Do yourself a favor and stop drinking before you completely embarass yourself.
  • What a waste of time. The store manager was total clownshoes about my complaint. Let's go.


The clownshoes expression, like many cultural curiousities of the Internet, is a part of modern English communication.

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