The phrase "clown suit" refers to clothing or an outfit that looks silly, ridiculous, or excessively flamboyant, resembling the costume of a clown. Full definition
Mr Tillmans's triumph was a bonus for the Stuckists, the anarchic art movement co-founded by Billy Childish, a former boyfriend of the artist Tracy Emin - the name comes from her bitter insult that his art was stuck - who turned up in clown suits last night to picket the awards ceremony at Tate Britain in London. (theguardian.com)
I'll be dreaming of world where art is power, healthy forests back negative interest currency, former Wall Street bankers wear clown suits to work as human pollinators, the middle and working class are as strong as ever, Bernie Sanders is President, Charles Eisenstein is his Chief Economic Advisor, and all those things that could be... If only... everyone would just shut up and listen to Tacocat. (slickstermagazine.com)
If we suddenly had thousands of carnivals across the country, politicians would be out buying clown suits. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)