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minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoTo “clown around” is to be inept or incompetent at a role. Calling someone a clown in a derogatory context references that meaning.
minus-squareupdn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoHe’s not a clown, though? He’s been scamming his way through life his whole life, at the expense of others. That’s not really clownish.
minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoWould you say he’s competent at being president of the US ?
minus-squareupdn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoOf course not, but it’s not because he’s clowning around. It’s because he’s an insatiable narcissist that is social media fodder for deplorable people. Not really very clownish.
To “clown around” is to be inept or incompetent at a role. Calling someone a clown in a derogatory context references that meaning.
He’s not a clown, though? He’s been scamming his way through life his whole life, at the expense of others. That’s not really clownish.
Would you say he’s competent at being president of the US ?
Of course not, but it’s not because he’s clowning around. It’s because he’s an insatiable narcissist that is social media fodder for deplorable people. Not really very clownish.