Milliganesque

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adjective

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

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adjectiveMilliganesque (comparative more Milliganesque, superlative most 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
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    […] 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

Origin

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APA

Milliganesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milliganesque

MLA

“Milliganesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milliganesque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Milliganesque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milliganesque.

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