clown wig

Circus performer's mop

A clown wig is the exaggerated, brightly colored hairpiece worn by clowns—typically an explosion of frizzy curls in red, orange, rainbow, or other vivid hues.

The style suggests chaos, silliness, and performance.

Outside circus contexts, describing someone's hair as a clown wig implies it's wild, garish, or ridiculous: She woke up with her hair looking like a clown wig.

Related

circus · big top · afro · colorful · curly · synthetic · oversized · big shoes · makeup · Halloween · party · silly · honk · juggling · balloon · floppy · neon · orange

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Opposites
authenticity of hair

clown wignatural hair

Unchemically treated locks

bald head · virgin hair

subtlety of appearance

clown wigmuted tones

Colors desaturated toward gray

formality/context

clown wigpowdered wig

Talc-coated false hair

top hat

Family

clown, wig, clowns, clowned, clowning, clownish, clownishly, wigs, wigged

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G