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panjandrum
[ pan-jan-druhm ]
noun
- a self-important or pretentious official.
panjandrum
/ pænˈdʒændrəm /
noun
- a pompous self-important official or person of rank
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Origin of panjandrum1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of panjandrum1
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Example Sentences
He and his scheme were referred to me, the Panjandrum being graciously pleased to be unable to make head or tail of it.
Panjandrum, pan-jan′drum, n. an imaginary figure of great power and importance, a burlesque potentate.
When he was here before, teachin' singin' school, he wasn't such a Grand Panjandrum.
Do you mean to say that you actually don't even know where the land of the Grand Panjandrum is?
Let them know that their great panjandrum has got to go too, to make room for the Future of the Proletariat.
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