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noun
A circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or out of a small car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: comedy, entertainment, lifestyle
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noun
The undersized car used in a circus clown car routine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A very small car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, derogatory, often
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noun
A car or small enclosed space with too many people or things in it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Any process with a comically large number of participants, especially participants who themselves are comical or ridiculous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, figuratively, often
Topics: government, politics
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noun
A car for clowns, especially the car of a circus train that carries the clowns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
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noun
A car that looks gaudy or otherwise ridiculous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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History
From a comedy routine first invented by the Cole Brothers Circus during the 1950s.
