clown car English

Meaning clown car meaning

What does clown car mean?

clown car noun

— (comedy) A circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or out of a small car.

— The undersized car used in a circus clown car routine.

— (by extension) A very small car.

— (by extension) A car or small enclosed space with too many people in it.

— (figurative, usually, pejorative) Any process with a comically large number of participants.

— A car that looks ridiculous.

— A car for clowns, especially the car of a circus train that carries the clowns.