Chaplinesque

[ chap-luh-nesk ]

adjective

1. characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chaplinesque¹

1920–25; (Charles) Chaplin + -esque

Example Sentences

Ron, glowering behind the keyboard, favored a narrow smudge of a mustache that’s either Hitlerian or Chaplinesque, depending on your mood.

From Time

He wore, instead, an air of innocence that was Chaplinesque.

From Project Gutenberg