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/chap'leuh nesk"/, adj.characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.[1920-25; (Charles) CHAPLIN + -ESQUE]
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chaplinesque — [ʃaplinɛsk] adj. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; de Charles Chaplin, acteur et cinéaste anglais, créateur du personnage de Charlot. ❖ ♦ Qui se rapporte, ou ressemble au comique propre à Chaplin. || Des gags chaplinesques. || « La grande tradition chaplinesque »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Chaplinesque — 1921, from Charlie Chaplin (1889 1977), British born silent movie star. The surname is attested from c.1200, from O.Fr. chapelain priest … Etymology dictionary
chaplinesque — |chaplə̇|nesk adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Charles S. Chaplin b1889 English born comedian + English esque : resembling or suggesting the largely pantomime comedy of the motion picture comedian Charles Chaplin, especially its… … Useful english dictionary
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chaplinesque — chap·lin·esque … English syllables
Chaplinesque — /tʃæpləˈnɛsk/ (say chapluh nesk) adjective comic, in the manner of Charlie Chaplin …
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