bugger about vs clown

bugger about

clown

verb
  • To ridicule. 

  • To act in a silly or playful fashion. 

noun
  • A person who acts in a silly fashion. 

  • A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig. 

  • A clownfish. 

  • A stupid or badly-behaved person. 

How often have the words bugger about and clown occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )