clown prince

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A crown prince, seen as a clown. derogatory,humorous,slang
    — On behalf of my family and all my Thai friends I would like to wish the Clown Prince the next King of Thailand A Very Happy Birthday.
  2. Someone seen as eminent in a field, community or regarding an activity (often one whom the speaker has disdain for), seen as a clown. derogatory,humorous,often,slang
    — >I view him as The Clown Prince Of Porn. If you were to ask me, I'd choose Jerry Butler as the CLOWN PRINCE of PORN. He tends to act more silly and childish than Ron. And he is tolerable to watch, Ron isn't (Of course, I'd love to have done 10% of the women Ron's done in his career).

词形变化

clown princes plural Clown Prince alternative

词源

From crown prince. The quip is chosen for its similarity in pronunciation.
Used in semi-official epithets:
* Clown Prince of Baseball: Max Patkin
* Clown Prince of Basketball: Meadowlark Lemon
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