panto
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- noun
- /ˈpæntəʊ/
- UK
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pantomima
- We took the children to see a panto at the local theater, and they loved the funny characters.
I had a panto booked in before this panto one for October.
- I had a panto booked in before this panto one for October.
- And then it went to the Kings and they wanted a panto end and, you know, bring down the clue, the sing song, the song sheet.
- But like, like, like I said, Louis was very panto villain like, yeah, tongue in cheek, like wink, wink, nudge, nudge, like all that kind of vibe.
- I was doing pantos then got banned from panto because I swore some Christmas lights.
- We might have energy blackouts and yet say much of the mainstream media is just dominated by what is basically panto.
Examples
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As it's panto season we had hoped to bring you Buttercup the QI cow.
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Every Christmas, our family looks forward to the annual panto filled with music and laughter.
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I had a panto booked in before this panto one for October.
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Singers, live theater, and panto.
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Have any of you been to the panto at the Gaiety?
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Tomorrow they'll be off and they probably won't work again till Christmas panto, if they're lucky.
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During the holidays, it's a tradition for many families in Britain to attend a panto performance together.
Synonyms
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6.5
A performance that tells a story without speaking using gestures and face movements
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word panto is a short form of pantomime, built from the Greek parts pan- meaning 'all' and mime meaning 'imitator'. A helpful image is a loud, playful stage show that 'acts out' many things and asks the audience to join, which is why panto now means the lively Christmas theatre shows popular in Britain.