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Word: clownmanship (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tempered on the playing fields of Eton, and he is as proud of his beer tastes as he is irritated by his beer income. To hold on to his teaching post he becomes involved in a series of tawdry, inept and sometimes hilarious maneuvers. This display of self-serving clownmanship has catapulted his saga through 18 printings and left countless Britons alternately fuming and guffawing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Lucky Jim & His Pals | 5/27/1957 | See Source »

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