cartoons

[kahr-toon]

car·toon

[kahr-toon]
noun
1.
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
4.
Fine Arts. a full-scale design for a picture, ornamental motif or pattern, or the like, to be transferred to a fresco, tapestry, etc.
adjective
5.
resembling a cartoon or caricature: The novel is full of predictable, cartoon characters, never believable as real people.

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Cartoons is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
verb (used with object)
6.
to represent by a cartoon.
verb (used without object)
7.
to draw cartoons.

Origin:
1665–75; < Italian cartone pasteboard, stout paper, a drawing on such paper, equivalent to cart(a) paper (see carte) + -one augmentative suffix

car·toon·ish, adjective
car·toon·ist, noun
un·car·tooned, adjective

1. burlesque, caricature, cartoon, parody, satire (see synonym note at burlesque; see synonym note at satire); 2. carton, cartoon.
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