Beclown

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a fool of. transitive

    "To the extent that the demand for Black English comes from people with this attitude it is not a serious demand, and to answer their arguments would be to play their game and beclown onself.^([sic])"

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"To the extent that the demand for Black English comes from people with this attitude it is not a serious demand, and to answer their arguments would be to play their game and beclown onself.^([sic])"

Etymology

From be- + clown.

Related phrases

make fool of

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