demento
Americannoun
plural
dementosEtymology
Origin of demento
dement(ed) + -o
Example Sentences
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But he was also raised on Dr. Demento, and was heavily influenced by Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer, Allan Sherman, and Monty Python.
From Los Angeles Times
One of those cassingles, or perhaps a subsequent bootleg, landed in the hands of novelty comedy radio host Dr. Demento who had Wilson on his show as a guest in January 1992.
From Los Angeles Times
Seattleite Rainn Wilson remembers when he first heard a song by “Weird Al” Yankovic on the Dr. Demento radio show not long after his family moved to Chicago when Wilson was 16.
From Seattle Times
He has a small cameo in “Weird,” but Wilson says Oswalt wasn’t available for the larger role of Dr. Demento.
From Seattle Times
“I did text Patton and said, ‘Thank you for allowing me to take on the mantle of Dr. Demento,’ and he wished me well, a passing of the torch,” Wilson says.
From Seattle Times
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