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(neologism) A sitcom that uses animation rather than filmed actors.
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(literature, art, music) a parody of one's own work.
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To enliven something, especially a spectacle or attraction.
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(by extension) Grand spectacles staged or statements made to distract and pacify people.
adj
Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
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(theater, slang) A bad actor whose talents do not extend far beyond walking onto the stage.
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A theatrical trick or gesture, something staged for dramatic effect.
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A person employed to portray a disaster victim during emergency drills.
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An entertaining diversion.
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(theater) A performance during which the players do not speak; mime.
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Alternative spelling of dumb show [(theater) A performance during which the players do not speak; mime.]
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Alternative spelling of dumb show [(theater) A performance during which the players do not speak; mime.]
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A business that handles the fabrication of goods.
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The theater; stage productions generally.
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Alternative form of galanty show [(historical) A show performed using silhouettes and shadow puppets.]
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(historical) A Parisian theatre which specialized in grotesque and grisly horror shows.
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(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
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A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
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(countable) A theater that performs this kind of lightweight production.
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A performer who does impressions; a mimic.
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(often capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.
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(politics, derogatory) Simulated behavior on the part of politicians that is intended to give a false but alluring appearance; posturing.
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Alternative form of kabuki dance [(politics, derogatory) Simulated behavior on the part of politicians that is intended to give a false but alluring appearance; posturing.]
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Alternative form of kabuki dance [(politics, derogatory) Simulated behavior on the part of politicians that is intended to give a false but alluring appearance; posturing.]
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Alternative form of kayfabe. [(professional wrestling) The act, situation, or code of portraying staged events, performances, rivalries, etc as authentic or spontaneous.]
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(professional wrestling) The act, situation, or code of portraying staged events, performances, rivalries, etc as authentic or spontaneous.
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The performance art of miming, as done by a mime.
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A writer of mimes (farces).
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(comedy) A specific form of improvisational comedy in which scenes are performed without edits.
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The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.
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A stage performance designed to be strange or unusual.
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(entertainment) A one-man show.
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(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of open mic [A music, poetry, or comedy stage platform with open invitation, that is, where anyone is invited to perform.]
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A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.
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Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime.
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One who engages in pantomime.
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(politics, figuratively) The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language.
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(rare) The use of parody; a parodic approach.
adj
Of, related to, or having the characteristics of parody.
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(obsolete, rare) Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer.
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(theater) A nonspeaking role, a silent actor.
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An event where writers can pitch ideas for television series.
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To pretend to be doctor and patient as a form of child play.
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Alternative spelling of posi vibes
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A person who invents puns, or plays on words.
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A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters
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Alternative spelling of puppet show [A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters]
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The manipulation of a person, event etc.
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(countable) The action of a puppet, or a stilted or puppet-like dramatic performance
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A public spectacle, especially seen as lurid or vulgar.
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A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
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(informal) A situation involving a great deal of rhyming.
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shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe
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Alternative form of sciamachy [shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe]
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Synonym of shadow play (the form of storytelling)
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A singer who impersonates the voice and style of another famous singer.
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Alternative form of scryer [One who divines, sees or predicts the future by means of a scrying tool; especially a crystal ball.]
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The pseudonym of an entertainer.
adj
(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
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A tale or an account of questionable veracity; a lie.
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(religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.
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An account that cannot be believed; a tall story; a whopper.
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(idiomatic) A recording artist known for only two hit songs.
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A shadow theatre performance, or such performances in general.
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