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panjandrum

[ pan-jan-druhm ]

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noun

panjandrum

/ pænˈdʒændrəm /

1745–55; pseudo-Latin word (based on pan- ) coined by Samuel Foote (1720–77), English dramatist and actor

C18: after a character, the Grand Panjandrum, in a nonsense work (1755) by Samuel Foote, English playwright and actor

He and his scheme were referred to me, the Panjandrum being graciously pleased to be unable to make head or tail of it.

Panjandrum, pan-jan′drum, n. an imaginary figure of great power and importance, a burlesque potentate.

When he was here before, teachin' singin' school, he wasn't such a Grand Panjandrum.

Do you mean to say that you actually don't even know where the land of the Grand Panjandrum is?

Let them know that their great panjandrum has got to go too, to make room for the Future of the Proletariat.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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