clown vs sympathy card

clown

noun
  • A stupid or badly-behaved person. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To ridicule. 

  • To act in a silly or playful fashion. 

sympathy card

noun
  • An attempt to score points in a discussion by portraying oneself as a victim in need of sympathy (used with the verb "play"). 

  • A greeting card sent to family members of one who has died to express regret. 

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