# auguste

Pronunciation: say "ow-GOOST" /aʊˈɡust/

## Noun

1. A type of circus clown who acts as a chaotic, bumbling foil to the elegant, authoritative whiteface clown.
   - Simple: A clumsy, messy circus clown who plays the fool against the neat, serious clown.
   - _The auguste stumbled into the ring, knocking over props while the whiteface looked on in despair._
   - _Every time the whiteface barked an order, the auguste did the exact opposite, to roars of laughter._

## Origin

From French "auguste", which came from German "(dumme) August".

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