vaudevillian

[ vawd-vil-yuhn, vohd-, vaw-duh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1925–30; vaudeville + -ian

But feverish speculation and the constant patter of Vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business.

Ruth, too, was famous for performing vaudevillian shenanigans on the off-season barnstorming tours he frequently headlined.

It was at ten Rue St. Anne that my friend the ex-vaudevillian took him in hand with the intention of conferring the third degree.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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