A role in which a straight and cisgendered actor plays a gay/bisexual/transgendered/et cetera (see: QUILTBAGPIPE) role in a film or other media entertainment.

Named after the clownfish's ability to change its sex.
Has David Tennant done a clownfish yet? I don't know if Casanova counts.
by Moral High Ground November 22, 2010
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A species of fish that you will look at and scream "Nemo!"
Me: Look! That's Nemo!
Friend: You idiot! That's a clownfish!
Me: Duh...same thing. Nemo is a clownfish.
by Rifs March 27, 2019
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When a fat ugly girl keeps texting you and you give her all your friends numbers so she leaves you alone
"He keeps giving me his friends numbers, I hope im not getting clownfished"
by OG Bobby Johnson NIGGA February 22, 2014
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A fish that is always joking around and never takes nothing seriously. Tells lots of shit jokes and never stays in school.
Herring Fish: Hey, have you seen Barry?
Cray Fish: Nah, dat clownfish mutta fudda never in the right place, yo!
by jamezp1 August 17, 2013
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Like catfishing, clownfish fishing is using a post or meme to bait out clowns
I went clownfish fishing online, so I posted this hot topic meme to catch some Clownfish
by YagiTsunami July 13, 2020
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Changing a posts context after comments have been made to make all posts comments look different out of the original context.
I didn't mean my comment that way, you're clownfishing my comment!
by OMG_ITS_BRIAN June 8, 2017
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When someone changes their gender to match the gender of whoever they're dating.
Sam: "Did you hear about Ashley and Todd?"
Jack: "No what happened?"
Sam: "Yeah Ashley changed her gender and is now Paul."
Jack: "Bro i wonder why Ashley was the one who did the Anti-Clownfishing?"
by penishand March 8, 2022
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