puppet show

noun

1. an entertainment, as a play or musical revue, in which the performers are puppets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of puppet show¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

“Woke executives killed it, wrapped the corpse in a rainbow flag, and then made it do a little puppet show in New York City for the entertainment of all their woke little friends.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a magnification of childhood playtime, a puppet show in which the puppets have broken loose from the puppeteers.

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Punk rock is not the first thing one might associate with a children’s puppet show.

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The show uses everything from patriotic rallies to kids’ puppet shows to an ice-skating performance branded with the name of the omnipresent corporation Vought International to parallel real life.

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Contemporary documentary footage of different puppet shows across Asia are interspersed with vivid street scenes that offer a present-day glimpse of the locations where Edward and Molly’s romantic misadventures unspool.

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Related Words

• puppetry