emmett kelly

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   United States circus clown (1898-1979)

   SynonymsKellyWeary Willie

   Broaderclown

Questions about emmett kelly

What does emmett kelly mean?

emmett kelly means "United States circus clown (1898-1979)".

What is another word for emmett kelly?

Close synonyms include Kelly, Weary Willie. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is emmett kelly a common word?

emmett kelly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.