Pythonesque
Britishadjective
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Origin of Pythonesque
C20: named after the British television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, first broadcast in 1969
Example Sentences
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Staff at one Dublin university said preparations were “Pythonesque”, with authorities at one point wanting to limit hand-sanitising stations lest they drew crowds.
From The Guardian
Overnight Hong Kong’s reality has become Kafkaesque, even Pythonesque, were it not for the real risk of breaking a law that could carry a sentence of life imprisonment.
From The Guardian
“We wanted to be unquantifiable. That ‘pythonesque’ is now an adjective in the O.E.D. means we failed utterly.”
From Seattle Times
Wood even set up his own dating platform for Monty Python fans, a Facebook group called Pythonesque Dating.
From The Guardian
“Python has survived because we live in an increasingly Pythonesque world,” the troupe said in a press release.
From Reuters
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