Clown Penis

noun (clownpenis, clown penised, clown penising, clown penises) 1. An act of failure. Not just any failure but repeated failure and especially when the subject is not aware. 2. A person who's engaged in an extreme and/or ongoing failure. It is notable that a clown penis does not generally know they are a clown penis. 3. An organization that has numerous clown penises. The term "clown peni" (rhymes with "in your eye") has been adopted here to not confuse with just a bunch of clown penises. In one case it's the clown penises themselves and in the other it's the collective. 4. The actual penis of a clown (archaic). This is considered rude and insensitive and has mostly fallen out of use. verb "pulling a clown penis" or just "clown penis" "Your perpetual motion machine has failed again. This isn't the first time you've clown penised this". passed tense adjective That clown penis cop is on my tail again. Those clown penis truthers are at it again. informal Specifically: the use of a deep fryer in the nude. Usage Note In examples where there isn't sufficient repeat of failure, the word failure can suffice. Reserve the word clown penis for failures that are more ongoing or obvious to others but not the subject. Person A: "Wow, that squirrel crossing the road was sure clown penis". Person B: "That behavior has some evolutionary basis and increases it's survival rate overall you clown penis".