Monty pythonesque
adjective
pertaining to Monty Python’s Flying Circus; pertaining to something that is fast-paced, surreal, and following stream-of-consciousness; also called pythonesque , montypythonesque
Examples
We attended a montypythonesque play by local playwrights.
Word Origin
from television program of this name
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