Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pythonesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: pythonesque
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Farcically surreal or absurd.

adj

Typical of, or suited to, the Python programming language.

Informal

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a python (snake).

Example Sentences

"The module works by wrapping the C-extended Tkinter module into Pythonesque classes."
"If you want to cut out a third line, you can rewrite the above with a lambda function, which turns four lines into one (how very Pythonesque)."
"The Indians of the Amazon consider the Mai d’agoa, a pythonesque snake, to be the guardian of the Wild Lake of the Amazon."
"Two fire signs, talented Aries and intelligent snake, combine to make a more powerful, pythonesque snake."
"I saw my middle-aged brother stuffing a garter snake through a tiny hole in the screen, the snake inflating, pythonesque."

Etymology

From the name of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, referring to their signature type of humour.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more Pythonesque (comparative) most Pythonesque (superlative)

Questions

What does pythonesque mean?: Farcically surreal or absurd.
Where does pythonesque come from?: From the name of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, referring to their signature type of humour.

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