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clown car
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clown carnoun
A popular circus clown routine whereby an implausibly large amount of clowns would climb into or out of a small car.
clown carnoun
A bait-and-switch car.
Etymology: From a comedy routine first invented by the Cole Brothers Circus during the 1950s.
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Clown car
A clown car is a prop in a circus clown routine, which involves an implausibly large number of clowns emerging from a very small car. The first performance of this routine was in the Cole Bros. Circus during the 1950s. The effect is produced by simply removing all of a car's internal components—including the door panels, the headliner and any interior barrier to the trunk—and then filling the enlarged space with as many clowns as possible. Greg DeSanto of the International Clown Hall of Fame estimates that somewhere between 14 and 21 clowns and their props could fit into a car prepared in this manner.
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Clown car
A clown car is a prop in a circus clown routine. A common example of such a routine involves an implausibly large number of clowns emerging from a very small car, to humorous effect. The first performance of this routine was in the Cole Brothers Circus during the 1950s. The clown car is frequently used as a comedic gag in film. One is featured prominently in Mel Brooks' remake of To Be or Not To Be.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of clown car in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of clown car in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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