clowned
Played the buffoon
Clowned is the past tense of clown, meaning to act silly or playfully foolish: We clowned around all afternoon.
In contemporary slang, to clown someone is to mock or ridicule them: He got clowned for that outfit.
The passive got clowned emphasizes being made to look foolish by others.
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
- teasedMocked playfully
- tauntedMocked to provoke
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
ribbed · jeered · derided · lampooned · satirized · parodied · caricatured · mimicked
Spoke humorously, not seriously
- quippedSaid something witty
- wisecrackedMade a witty remark
- banteredTraded light teasing remarks
- kiddedJoked with someone
joshed · joked around · fooled around · goofed off · cut up · tomfoolery · horseplay · hijinks
Provided amusement to
- juggledTossed objects cyclically
- jokedSpoke in humor
- muggedRobbed with force
- hammedOverplayed dramatically
pranced · cavorted · capered · frolicked · larked · horsed around · showboated · pantomimed
ridiculed
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
roasted · ribbed · jeered · derided · lampooned · satirized · parodied · caricatured · mimicked · impersonated
jested
Spoke humorously, not seriously
- quippedSaid something witty
- wisecrackedMade a witty remark
- banteredTraded light teasing remarks
kidded · joshed · joked around · fooled around · goofed off · cut up · tomfoolery · horseplay · hijinks · antics
entertained
Provided amusement to
hammed · pranced · cavorted · capered · frolicked · larked · horsed around · showboated · pantomimed · performed
goofed
Made a silly mistake
botched · flubbed · messed up · screwed up · failed · flopped · bumbled · stumbled · tripped up · dropped the ball
- clown carsComically overstuffed circus automobiles
- class clownStudent who disrupts with humor
- rodeo clownArena performer distracting bulls
- clowning aroundPlayful, silly behavior
- clowns aroundActs foolishly for laughs
- clown noseComic facial prosthetic
clown, clowning, clowns, clownish, clownfish, clownery, clown around