clown vs josh

clown

verb
  • To act in a silly or playful fashion. 

  • To ridicule. 

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. 

josh

verb
  • To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion. 

  • To make or exchange good-natured jokes. 

noun
  • An instance of good-natured banter. 

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