vaudevillian
[ vawd-vil-yuh n, vohd-, vaw-duh- ]
/ vɔdˈvɪl yən, voʊd-, ˌvɔ də- /
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noun
Also vaude·vil·list. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville.
Nearby words
- vauban,
- vauch,
- vaucluse,
- vaud,
- vaudeville,
- vaudois,
- vaughan,
- vaughan williams,
- vaughan williams, ralph,
- vaughan, henry
Origin of vaudevillian
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Examples from the Web for vaudevillian
But feverish speculation and the constant patter of Vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business.
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vaudevillian
/ (ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən, ˌvɔː-) /
noun also: vaudevillist
a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville
adjective
of, characteristic of, or relating to vaudeville
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vaudevillian
1913, from vaudeville + -ian.
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