Clownfish

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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Clownfish

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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Clownfish

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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Clownfished

Clownfishing: (Clownfished) When a man gets tricked or catfished by a woman wearing so much makeup that she looks nothing like her real face. Literally wearing as much makeup as a clown.
I thought I met the perfect girl last night, but after she came out of the shower this morning I realized I've been clownfished.
by KingMultiGenre June 04, 2021
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clownfish

(of an already-dominant person) To submit to a more dominant person in a relationship, most commonly used in the context of a person becoming a malewife to support their girlboss.
"I saw this pretty girl at school today. She's super tall and hot, I'd absolutely clownfish for her."
by Pspspsps (x4) December 15, 2021
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Someone who is a joke, or silly.
Tim is a clownfish for overusing 'clownfish'.
by dec0de July 17, 2006
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Clownfishing

When a person changes there gender to be the opposite of whoever they're dating.
Mike: "Yo do you know what happened to Greg and James being a couple?"
Brad: "Yeah Greg changed genders to be a female, and is now Brittany."
Mike: "Bro what Greg is clownfishing now?
Brad: "yeah I guess"
by penishand March 08, 2022
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