Pythonesque

British  

/ ˌpaɪθəˈnɛsk /

adjective

1. denoting a kind of humour that is absurd and unpredictable; zany; surreal

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Etymology

Origin of Pythonesque

C20: named after the British television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, first broadcast in 1969

Example Sentences

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

“Monty Pythonesque. Glorious,” one viewer tweeted.

From The Guardian

In July, Guardian and Observer readers, their furious tofu-smeared faces red with righteous rage, will doubtless wish to greet visiting American president Donald Trump with well-punctuated placards, laced with Pythonesque whimsy.

From The Guardian

Talking is no cure, however, for the dueling psychiatrists — one who’s actually a delusional patient — in this batch’s only comedy, Derin Seale’s Pythonesque confection “The Eleven O’Clock.”

From Los Angeles Times