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Runyonesque

Runyonesque adjective: reminiscent of Damon Runyon (1880–1946), American newspaperman and writer, best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era.

Adjective

Runyonesque (comparative more Runyonesque, superlative most Runyonesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Damon Runyon (1880–1946), American newspaperman and writer, best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era.

Forms of Runyonesque

comparativemore Runyonesque
superlativemost Runyonesque

Origin of Runyonesque

From Runyon + -esque.

Questions about Runyonesque

What does Runyonesque mean?
Runyonesque means reminiscent of Damon Runyon (1880–1946), American newspaperman and writer, best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era.
What part of speech is Runyonesque?
Runyonesque is an adjective.

Words near Runyonesque in the dictionary

  1. Runyan
  2. Runyankore
  3. Runyans
  4. Runyon
  5. Runyonese
  6. Runyonesque
  7. Runyoro
  8. runza
  9. runzas
  10. Ruocco
  11. Ruoccos

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