verb
Street Slang
clowning
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Showing off in a lowrider — switches, three-wheeling, the works.
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Definitions
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Putting on a show in your lowrider — hitting switches, three-wheeling, bouncing it down the boulevard for the crowd. The whole point of cruise night.
“Sunday on Crenshaw everybody's out clowning.”
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Roasting someone, making fun of them. Not lowrider-specific — wider hip-hop / Black English usage.
“They been clowning him in the group chat all morning.”
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Acting stupid, not taking something seriously.
“Quit clowning, we got work in the morning.”
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clowning In A Sentence
Sunday on Crenshaw everybody's out clowning.
They been clowning him in the group chat all morning.
Quit clowning, we got work in the morning.
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People Also Ask
What does clowning mean in lowrider culture?
Clowning means showing off in a lowrider — hitting the switches, three-wheeling, and putting on a display.
How do you use clowning in a sentence?
"He was clowning on the boulevard, three-wheeling the whole strip."
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