| Chucklehead |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 May 2026 |
| Chucklehead |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Mar 2026 |
| Buffoon |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Feb 2026 |
| Express disapproval, clutching last letter from fool across the pond |
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| 'The World's Most Famous Clown' ', created by US businessman and creative Alan W. Livingston in 1946 (4) |
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| Chucklehead |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 May 2025 |
| Foolish fellow |
Newsday |
14 May 2025 |
| Dunce |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Apr 2025 |
| He's a clown |
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| Buffoon |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2024 |
| 0208 * |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Idiot singer's third to do a turn |
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| Dork (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Rude dude |
Newsday |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Big lug |
Newsday |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Doofus |
Wall Street Journal |
25 May 2024 |
| Famous TV clown |
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| Numbskull (sl) (4) |
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| Doofus |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Chucklehead |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Mar 2024 |
| Doofus |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Chucklehead |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Stupid and incompetent American fool (informal) |
The Guardian Quick |
09 Sep 2023 |
| Foolish fellow |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Aug 2023 |
| Ding-dong |
New York Times |
26 May 2023 |
| Knucklehead |
LA Times Daily |
15 Dec 2022 |
| Doofus |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Oct 2022 |
| Clown whose voice inspired Krusty of "The Simpsons" |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Buffoon |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Doofus |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Buffoon |
Thomas Joseph |
09 May 2022 |
| Big galoot |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2022 |
| Doofus |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Big lug |
Newsday |
20 Jan 2022 |
| Doofus |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Nov 2021 |
| Dolt, or a TV clown |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2021 |
| Classic clown |
Universal |
02 Oct 2021 |
| Doofus |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2021 |
| Clown of renown |
New York Times |
31 May 2021 |
| Goofball |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Mar 2021 |
| Big lug |
Newsday |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Fool with Dickens over … |
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| Big buffoon |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2021 |
| Shocker catching zip at first —idiot |
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| Old TV clown |
Premier Sunday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Buffoon |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Sep 2020 |
| Classic clown |
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| Classic clown |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Dum-dum |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2020 |
| Clown created in 1946 |
USA Today |
15 Jun 2020 |
| TV clown |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Apr 2020 |
| Chucklehead |
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| Chucklehead |
LA Times Daily |
09 Apr 2020 |
| Doofus |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Apr 2020 |
| Head of Blackpool Zoo, bumbling buffoon |
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| Renowned clown |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jul 2019 |
| Renowned clown |
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| Head of Blackpool Zoo, bumbling buffoon |
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| Fool |
The Times Concise |
26 May 2019 |
| Incompetent sort |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2019 |
| Dolt |
Universal |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Classic clown |
Universal |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Doofus |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Classic clown |
|
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| Renowned clown |
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| Doofus |
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| Dolt |
|
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| Incompetent sort |
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| Buffoon |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2018 |
| Nincompoop |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2018 |
| Classic clown |
USA Today |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Nincompoop |
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| Nincompoop |
LA Times Daily |
03 Oct 2018 |
| Foolish sort |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2018 |
| Dickens 'ordinary'? Idiot! |
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| Famous clown |
Universal |
20 Aug 2018 |
| Lamebrain |
New York Times |
04 Aug 2018 |
| Dimwitted sort |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2018 |
| Classic clown name |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Foolish one |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2018 |
| Famous clown |
Family Time |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Clown popularized by Capitol Records |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2018 |
| Nincompoop |
|
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| Classic clown name |
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| Lamebrain |
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| Classic clown |
|
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| Dimwitted sort |
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| Buffoon |
|
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| Famous clown |
|
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| Clown popularized by Capitol Records |
|
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| Foolish sort |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Ding-a-ling |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Nov 2017 |
| Chicago-based clown |
|
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| Clown of renown |
|
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| Memorable clown |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2017 |
| Memorable clown |
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| No-brainer? |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Classic TV clown |
New York Times |
06 Jun 2017 |
| Lug |
Newsday |
14 May 2017 |
| Classic kid-vid clown |
USA Today |
01 May 2017 |
| Schmo |
New York Times |
25 Apr 2017 |
| Big galoot |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2017 |
| Lummox |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Memorable clown |
|
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| Classic kid-vid clown |
|
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| No-brainer? |
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| Dum-dum |
|
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| Schmo |
|
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| Classic TV clown |
|
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| Numbskull |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Knucklehead |
|
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| Pervasive clown |
LA Times Daily |
31 Aug 2016 |
| Buffoon |
New York Times |
03 May 2016 |
| Dunderhead |
USA Today |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Oaf |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2016 |
| Clown's name |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2016 |
| Name for a clown |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Classic clown |
|
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| Pervasive clown |
|
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| Numbskull |
|
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| Big, stupid guy or a clown |
Universal |
03 Oct 2015 |
| Galoot |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2015 |
| Knucklehead |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2015 |
| Clown of renown |
LA Times Daily |
06 May 2015 |
| Long-popular clown |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Feb 2015 |
| TV clown of yore |
Newsday |
18 Jan 2015 |
| TV clown of yore |
|
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| Big, stupid guy or a clown |
|
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| Galoot |
|
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| Knucklehead |
|
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| Clown of renown |
|
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| American guy carries little weight – he's a bit dim |
|
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| A real clown |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Big galoot |
|
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| Buffoon |
|
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| Red-headed clown |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Numbskull |
|
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| Red-headed clown |
|
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| Rude, annoying one, in slang |
|
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| Sap |
|
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| Classic TV clown |
|
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| Clown name |
|
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| Dolt |
|
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| Many a politician |
|
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| TV clown |
|
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| Numbskull |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Dunce |
|
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| A real clown |
|
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| Schmo |
|
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| He's a real clown |
|
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| Clod |
|
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| Nitwit |
|
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| Clod |
|
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| Fool |
|
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| Lunkhead |
|
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| Goofball |
|
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| Knucklehead |
|
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| Knucklehead |
|
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| TV clown |
|
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| Obnoxious one |
|
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| Dumb cluck |
|
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| Numskull |
|
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| Lummox |
|
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| Chowderhead |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Creep |
|
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| Oaf |
|
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| Dunderhead |
|
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| Buffoon |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Creep |
|
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| Oaf |
|
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| Clown handle |
|
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| Clown of renown |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| TV clown |
|
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| Incompetent one |
|
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| Obnoxious sort |
|
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| Oaf |
|
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| A real clown |
|
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| Classic clown |
|
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| Clown of early TV |
|
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| Fathead |
|
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| Old TV clown |
|
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| Franchised clown of early TV |
|
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| Nitwit |
|
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| Knucklehead |
|
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| Franchised clown of early TV |
|
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| Yo-yo |
|
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| Clown of renown |
|
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| Clown of TV fame |
|
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| Stupid fellow |
|
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| Goofball |
|
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| Dunce |
|
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| Big lug |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Giant among clowns |
|
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| Legendary clown |
|
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| Nitwit |
|
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| Clown of renown |
|
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| Featherbrain |
|
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| Freakish type |
|
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| Clown |
|
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| Noted clown |
|
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| Joker |
|
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| TV clown |
|
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| Obnoxious sort |
|
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| Fool |
|
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| Clown |
|
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| Classic clown |
|
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| Ding-a-ling |
|
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| Clown of the '50s |
|
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| Clown of early TV |
|
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| Legendary clown |
|
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| Clown of renown |
|
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| Big dope |
|
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| Foolish dunce |
|
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| Classic TV clown |
|
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| Dunderhead |
|
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| Goofball |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Goofball |
|
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| Chucklehead |
|
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| Clown |
|
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| Annoying person |
|
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| Nincompoop |
|
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| Old television clown |
|
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| Dunderhead |
|
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| He's a real clown |
|
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| Chowderhead |
|
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| Old TV clown |
|
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| Incompetent sort |
|
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| Pain in the neck |
|
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| TV clown |
|
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| Incompetent sort |
|
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| Red-haired clown |
|
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| Clown since 1946 |
|
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| Classic clown |
|
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| Clown since 1946 |
|
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| Dunderhead |
|
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| Clown since 1946 |
|
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| Numskull |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Clown of renown |
|
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| Popular clown |
|
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| Fool |
|
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| Clinton or Gore, in a Bush 41 cut |
|
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| Larry Harmon creation |
|
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| Dummy |
|
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| TV clown |
|
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| Doofus |
|
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| Thickhead |
|
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| Kiddie host who's an unnatural redhead? |
|
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| __ the clown |
|
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| Clown's name |
|
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| Stupid fellow |
|
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| Galoot |
|
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| Clown |
|
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| Noted clown |
|
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| Incompetent one |
|
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| Lummox |
|
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| Idiot |
|
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| Creep |
|
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| Goofball |
|
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| TV clown once played by Willard Scott |
|
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| Stupidhead |
|
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| Real jerk |
|
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| Dimwit |
|
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| Clown of early TV |
|
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| Rude dude |
|
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| TV clown |
|
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| Dummy |
|
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| Clown popular since the 1950s |
|
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| Foolish dunce |
|
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| Roughneck |
|
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| Jerk |
|
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| Clown |
|
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| Goofball |
|
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| Dumb ox |
|
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| Big lunk |
|
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| TV clown of the 50's |
|
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| Name for a clown |
|
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| Big, stupid guy |
|
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| Burly fellow |
|
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| Galoot's cousin |
|
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| Lummox |
|
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| Guy |
|
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| Big, strong sap |
|
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| Burly guy |
|
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| This guy is no doll |
|
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| Tough guy |
|
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| Famed clown |
|
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| Yahoo |
|
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| Guy. |
|
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| Guy: Slang. |
|
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| Dummkopf |
|
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| Fellow: Slang. |
|
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| Geezer. |
|
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| Nimrod |
|
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