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Guffmanesque

Guffmanesque adjective: amateurish or mawkish, but believed worthy of critical praise by its participants.

Adjective

Guffmanesque (comparative more Guffmanesque, superlative most Guffmanesque)

  1. (derogatory, mildly) amateurish or mawkish, but believed worthy of critical praise by its participants

Forms of Guffmanesque

comparativemore Guffmanesque
superlativemost Guffmanesque

Origin of Guffmanesque

From the name of the producer in the 1995 mockumentary Waiting for Guffman, + -esque.

Questions about Guffmanesque

What does Guffmanesque mean?
Guffmanesque means amateurish or mawkish, but believed worthy of critical praise by its participants.
What part of speech is Guffmanesque?
Guffmanesque is an adjective.

Words near Guffmanesque in the dictionary

  1. Guffeys
  2. guffin
  3. guffing
  4. guffing off
  5. guffins
  6. Guffmanesque
  7. Guffogg
  8. guffs
  9. guffs off
  10. gug
  11. guga

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