pantomimishadj.
/ˈpantəmʌɪmɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpæn(t)əˌmaɪmɪʃ/ rare.
Characteristic of or resembling a pantomime or its characters and action; comical, farcical.
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pantomimical1736
pantomimic?1788
pantomimish1874
1874 Clothier & Hatter 23 Apr. 2/3 I beg leave to enter my protest against such a showish, pantomimish, term.
1923 Glasgow Herald 3 Feb. 6/6 A few veterans may recall how pantomimish Mr. Gladstone looked when..he borrowed the hat of a colleague.
1998 Observer 28 June (Life Suppl.) 71/2 You have to keep reminding yourself that these lines, which now have pantomimish connotations, were once fresh, brave and daring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1874