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chaplinesque

Chap·lin·esque
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chap-luh-nesk]
    • /ˌtʃæp ləˈnɛsk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chap-luh-nesk]
    • /ˌtʃæp ləˈnɛsk/

Definitions of chaplinesque word

  • adjective chaplinesque characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin. 1
  • adjective chaplinesque Reminiscent of Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era. 0
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Origin of chaplinesque

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; (Charles) Chaplin + -esque

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Parts of speech for Chaplinesque

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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chaplinesque popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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