clown around, also UK: clown about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way) | 扮小丑 bàn xiǎo chǒu |