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Jordanesque

Jordanesque adjective: reminiscent of Michael Jordan (born 1963), American former professional basketball player.

Adjective

Jordanesque (comparative more Jordanesque, superlative most Jordanesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Michael Jordan (born 1963), American former professional basketball player.
    • Here a small black child, tongue hanging out in true Jordanesque fashion, attempts to imitate one of Jordan's explosive moves to the basket.1998, Geneviève Rail, Sport and Postmodern Times, page 212
    • When he announced that he was going to try his hand at professional baseball, few skeptics were bold enough to suggest that this career turn would be anything but another Jordanesque dazzler.2009, Ric Merrifield, Rethink, page 62
  2. (informal) Large-breasted, like former glamour model "Jordan" (Katie Price, born 1978).
    • Captivated by her beauty, her wasp-like waistline and, most importantly, her Jordanesque chest measurements, I'd made a reasonable fist of chatting her up.2004, Mark Worrall, Over Land and Sea
    • John McCririck has made a right t*t of himself on Celebrity Big Brother, not least when he took off his shirt to reveal his Jordanesque bosom.2005, Tribune, volume 69, page 28

Examples of Jordanesque in a sentence

  • As she was on her approach to the hoop, taking that first Jordanesque liftoff step, her mouth guard fell floorward.2011, Robert Strauss, Daddy's Little Goalie, page 53:
  • Hazel […] is resplendent in a much too tight fitting scarlet shirt with ruffles, that seem to extend her chest to Jordanesque proportions[…]2012, Acklima Akbar, And Then There Was Swine Flu, page 99:

Forms of Jordanesque

comparativemore Jordanesque
superlativemost Jordanesque

Origin of Jordanesque

From Jordan + -esque.

Questions about Jordanesque

What does Jordanesque mean?
Jordanesque means reminiscent of Michael Jordan (born 1963), American former professional basketball player.
How do you use Jordanesque in a sentence?
As she was on her approach to the hoop, taking that first Jordanesque liftoff step, her mouth guard fell floorward.
What part of speech is Jordanesque?
Jordanesque is an adjective.

Words near Jordanesque in the dictionary

  1. Jordan's law
  2. Jordan's Principle
  3. Jordan's rule
  4. Jordana
  5. Jordanes
  6. Jordanesque
  7. Jordanhill
  8. Jordanian
  9. Jordanianism
  10. Jordanianization
  11. Jordanianize

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