clown car
Impossibly packed automobile
A clown car is a small vehicle from which an improbably large number of circus clowns emerge—a classic comedy bit.
The term extends to any space packed beyond reasonable capacity, or to chaotic situations involving too many participants: The Republican primary debate was a clown car.
Six of us crammed into that clown car of an apartment.
Main circus tent
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- unicycleSingle-wheeled pedal vehicle
oversized shoes · red nose · squirting flower · honking horn · pile out · stuffed · impossible · acrobat
Overfilled or overstuffed
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- packedFilled to capacity
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- sardinesSmall canned herring relatives
piling out · squeezed · bursting · capacity · overcrowded · jam-packed · tight squeeze · standing room
Extremely small in size
- smallLimited in size
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- pint-sizedVery small in size
- miniSmall-scale version
compact · undersized · shrunken · scaled-down · diminutive · micro · pocket-sized · little
Abnormal or unhealthy operation
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- infightingRivalry within one organization
scandal · embarrassment · absurdity · spectacle · campaign · debate · candidates · primaries
big top
Main circus tent
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
unicycle · oversized shoes · red nose · squirting flower · honking horn · pile out · stuffed · impossible · acrobat · tent
crammed
Overfilled or overstuffed
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- packedFilled to capacity
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
sardines · piling out · squeezed · bursting · capacity · overcrowded · jam-packed · tight squeeze · standing room · shoulder to shoulder
tiny
Extremely small in size
- smallLimited in size
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- pint-sizedVery small in size
mini · compact · undersized · shrunken · scaled-down · diminutive · micro · pocket-sized · little · wee
dysfunction
Abnormal or unhealthy operation
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
infighting · scandal · embarrassment · absurdity · spectacle · campaign · debate · candidates · primaries · cabinet
- circus vehiclescircus wagon, circus train, lion cage, tiger cage, bandwagon
- circuscircus, big top, ringmaster, acrobat, acrobats
- clownsbozo, sad face, painted smile, face paint, greasepaint
- novelty vehiclesOscar Mayer Wienermobile, Wienermobile, Batmobile, parade float, monster truck
car, clown, clowning, clowns, clownish, clowned, clownery, clownishness