Meaning

• A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

• A person who acts in a silly fashion.

• A stupid person.

• A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.

• One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.

Meaning

• To act in a silly or playful fashion.

• To ridicule.