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Milliganesque

Milliganesque adjective: reminiscent of Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (1918–2002), Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright, known for surreal comedy.

Adjective

Milliganesque (comparative more Milliganesque, superlative most Milliganesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (1918–2002), Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright, known for surreal comedy.
    • Is this some kind of reference to Catholic guilt, or merely a snatch of surreal Milliganesque nonsense?2008, Chris Gregory, Who Could Ask for More?: Reclaiming The Beatles, page 223
    • […] John's habit of scribbling nonsense verse and surreal stories supplemented by Milliganesque cartoons and caricatures, a habit that intensified with exposure to the programme.2012, Alan Clayson, John Lennon

Forms of Milliganesque

comparativemore Milliganesque
superlativemost Milliganesque

Origin of Milliganesque

From Milligan + -esque.

Questions about Milliganesque

What does Milliganesque mean?
Milliganesque means reminiscent of Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (1918–2002), Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright, known for surreal comedy.
What part of speech is Milliganesque?
Milliganesque is an adjective.

Words near Milliganesque in the dictionary

  1. milligal
  2. milligalileo
  3. milligalileos
  4. milligals
  5. Milligan
  6. Milliganesque
  7. Milligans
  8. milligauss
  9. milligausses
  10. milligee
  11. milligees

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