clowning 

To convince yourself that your crush is indeed liking you back when in fact it's uncertain or just all in your head.

"Yeah, he's still clowning over that girl that rejected him weeks ago because she liked his post"
"God I'm clowning so hard over this guy but he's sending mixed signals, idk what to think anymore"

clowning by gh0st_191 May 12, 2023

Clowning 

Slang for making theories, especially ones related to Taylor Swift

Omg, she's up all night clowning about reputation (Taylor's Version).

Clowning by 1989stan13 December 30, 2023

Clowning around 

It's when a clowning who's gay goes down on his partner to tounge punch his fart box and gets that red nose of his stuck in there

Boy oh boy all ways clowning around .

Clowning around by Hillbilly antichrist December 19, 2024

Clowning 

Acting like a "funny" character online but failing so hard to do so that people are wondering if you are being serious and in the process really retarded or plain stupid or really succesfull in doing so.

Clowning is wondering if someone is being stupid or playing a character:

I am wondering if Anunki is Clowing, i'm really not sure. His posts are so weird, nobody knows what he is on.

Clowning by ClutchChuck December 26, 2024

Clowning 

When you think somebody is going to do something but turns out they don't do that thing

I am clowning for Reputation (Taylor's Version) today

Clowning by REP(TV)???? March 13, 2025

Sad clowning

The characteristic of an individual whereas they make several suicidal comments, and or gestures, and or joke purely for attention. Like a sad clown.

Yeah, you shouldn't worry about Chris. He's not going to hurt himself, he's just sad clowning.

Sad clowning by William Carlin September 13, 2019

momentary clowning-around license 

Humorous term to refer to da one-to-ten-second "allowance-window" for performing goofy antics dat is implied to be granted to you as a "reward" or "consolation" if a certain type of minorly-distressing event unexpectedly befalls you, such as if you get accidentally bonked on da head with a rake-handle or 2X4, and thus you are "permitted" to make a huge buffoonish show of wobblingly staggering about for a moment or two, as if you've been knocked partially unconscious.

Another type of momentary clowning-around license might be if there is a sudden loud noise nearby dat presumably would allow you to raucously respond in kind --- for example, if a passing car toots its horn for no apparent reason, you then briefly have "implied permission" to shut your eyes tightly and bellow, "HAWNK!!" in "reply" to said unexpected auditory interruption.

momentary clowning-around license by QuacksO December 19, 2022