A person dressed as a clown with murderous or harmful intent. Possible origins include serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who became known as the "killer clown" when he created a series of oil paintings on death row on the subject of clowns; or an incident in Boston in 1981 in which dozens of reports surfaced of children being abducted by people dressed like clowns.
"The Killer Clowns in your town raising all hell" -Tech N9ne/"Imma Tell"
Note: the 1981 Boston incident of clowns abducting children spread to Kansas City, Missouri, Tech N9ne's oft-referenced hometown.
Note: the 1981 Boston incident of clowns abducting children spread to Kansas City, Missouri, Tech N9ne's oft-referenced hometown.
by J-Mills2 October 26, 2007
I was out with my bf and we were making out in public and a killer clown came up to us and said go hone now or I will follow you
by Simply holly October 13, 2016
A clown associated to the horror genre. Fictional clowns that are created to scare and entertain. These clowns are not actually killers , they portray a horror character.
by Dare2Sleep September 7, 2022