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Chaplinesque, a.|ˌtʃæplɪˈnɛsk| [f. the name Chaplin (see below) + -esque.] Resembling or characteristic of the comedy or style of the English-born film actor and producer Charles Spencer (‘Charlie’) Chaplin (1889–1977).
1921G. B. Shaw Pen Portraits (1932) 262 The Chaplinesque invention of Simon of Nantua and the papegai. 1956Ann. Reg. 1955 364 The atmosphere of Chaplinesque pathos. 1960Times 29 Apr. 16/1 A Chaplinesque study of the little man contriving to preserve his pathetically humble individuality. 1961J. McCabe Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy (1962) vii. 145 Ill-fitting, somewhat Chaplinesque clothes. 1963A. Ross Australia 63 v. 113 His jerky Chaplinesque gait. |