guignol
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- noun
- /ɡiˈnɔl/
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guiñol
- At the local theater, the guignol presentation combined humor and music, captivating everyone in attendance.
Examples
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Okay, when was used in the Grand Guignol?
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The Grand Guignol used shock tactics, violence ... and fake blood ... to scare the audience with presentations of horror.
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The Grand Guignol.
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Back when I was a boy, those were the glory days of Ravens Fair, and the town built itself a grand old theater, the Guignol Theater out on Lost Lake.
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Broadway troupe bent on reviving Le Grand Guignol.
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The children laughed as they watched the guignol performance, which featured colorful puppets and witty dialogue.
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During the festival, a traveling troupe set up a guignol show that delighted the audience with its clever satire.
Synonyms
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A performance using puppets to tell a story to people
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A show using puppets to tell a story
A traditional Greek shadow puppet show with a funny main character who tells stories that poke fun at people
A performance that shows moving shadow figures on a screen
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Etymology
Guignol comes from a famous puppet character first seen in Lyon, France, where a puppet maker put on lively, joke-filled shows. Because that character led those fun puppet performances, guignol now means a lively puppet show.