Phrase guide

clown nose

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A fake nose, typically near spherical, bright red in color and sometimes capable of producing a honking sound when squeezed, commonly used by clowns and occasionally as a prop by people during parties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A reddish-brown cancerous bulge in the area of the tip of the nose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Giacomo Colletti, Fabiana Allevi, Laura Moneghini, and Marina Palvarini (31 January 2014), “Clown nose: a case of disfiguring nodular squamous cell carcinoma of the face”, in Case Reports, volume 2014, →DOI, →PMID, page bcr2013200471: “The clown nose is characterised in the patient by a dome-shaped reddish nodular lesion with an incomplete central keratin-filled crater.”

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History

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: clownsneus — fake nose
  • Polish: nos klauna — fake nose
  • Portuguese: nariz de palhaço — fake nose
  • Swedish: clownnäsa — fake nose
  • Swedish: lösnäsa — fake nose