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kabuki
[ kah-boo-kee, kuh-, kah-boo-kee ]
noun
- popular drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 17th century, characterized by elaborate costuming, rhythmic dialogue, stylized acting, music, and dancing, and the performance of both male and female roles by male actors. Compare Nō.
- (initial capital letter) Also called Grand Kabuki. public performances of this type of drama.
kabuki
/ kæˈbuːkɪ /
noun
- a form of Japanese drama based on popular legends and characterized by elaborate costumes, stylized acting, and the use of male actors for all roles See also No 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kabuki1
1895–1900; < Japanese: originally, as v., to act dissolutely; usually written with phonograms that carry the meanings “song-dance-skill”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kabuki1
Japanese, from ka singing + bu dancing + ki art
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Example Sentences
Their righteous outbursts represent an ancient and unctuous form of Kabuki theater.
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All the moralizing and gravitas that accompanies a star player being arrested should be viewed as a form of Kabuki theater.
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Lunch with Peter Kaplan—a ritual as stylized as Kabuki, minus the face paint.
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But the first step in this potentially constructive kabuki is positional bargaining.
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But in our time of hyperpartisan political kabuki, Paul deserves respect for advancing a serious, principled, substantive debate.
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But the Kabuki-za and its yakusha (actors) remained always a plebeian institution.
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