punch-and-judy show

Punch-and-Judy show

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Definition of punch-and-judy show words

noun punch-and-judy show a puppet show having a conventional plot consisting chiefly of slapstick humor and the tragicomic misadventures of the grotesque, hook-nosed, humpback buffoon Punch and his wife Judy. 1

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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