clown shoe

English

A pair of clown shoes.

Etymology

Typically worn by clowns.

Noun

clown shoe (plural clown shoes)

1. A comedically oversized shoe, usually brightly colored and with a bulbous front.
2. (derogatory) An incompetent or foolish person.
   • 2006 February 15, Jason Bell, “The Muhammed Cartoons”, in rec.sport.basketball.college‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <8AOIf.13460$915.7816@southeast.rr.com>:

     Sorry, clown shoe. I'm not going to click any tinyurl link that you provide […]

   • 2007 April 23, “Gonzo goes down in flames”, in alt.impeach.bush‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <1177345606.310210.218960@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>:

     What a fucking clown shoe you are, Billy. Ya got nothing.

   • 2015 March 15, “Rand Paul’s claim — twice in one day — that he has a biology degree..”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh‎^[3] (Usenet), message-ID <8adac9fe-43e7-458e-8de6-e48eb8218c9c@googlegroups.com>:

     You have no "professional reputation," you fucking clown shoe.

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