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WEARY WILLIE

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Overview

WEARY WILLIE (noun)
  The noun WEARY WILLIE has 1 sense:

1. United States circus clown (1898-1979)play

  Familiarity information: WEARY WILLIE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WEARY WILLIE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States circus clown (1898-1979)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Emmett Kelly; Kelly; Weary Willie

Instance hypernyms:

buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)


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