Clowning and Game

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Clowning noun - Wildly playful or mischievous behavior.

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Game and clowning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Game" instead a noun "Clowning".

Nearby Words: clown, clownery

Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Clowning and game are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clowning" instead a noun "Game".

Nearby Words: gaming, gamed, gamesome, gamesmanship, gamer

Incredibly Lame Pun: One of the enemies may occasionally quip that the players "sure ain't clowning around." Infinity+1 Sword: Some abilities are near Game Breaker status save for usage limits: Mastermind's "Pistol Messiah".

Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
The game to come is rife with yet more shenanigans such as this; sometimes they stop being background events to intrude upon business at hand (such as the audience during the fights clowning around, only for a Shy Guy to flip its lid, leap onstage, then rush off in a panic).

Source: Funny Background Event / Video Games

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