"Punch and Judy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Punch and Judies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Punch and Judy (plural Punch and Judies)
  1. A traditional sideshow often found at seaside resorts, consisting of various glove puppets operated by one person in a small tent-style booth theatre. Related terms: no show without Punch Translations (traditional puppet show): Kasperltheater [neuter] (Bavarian), Mester Jakel-teater [neuter] (Danish), Jan Klaassenvoorstelling [feminine] (Dutch), Kaspertheater [neuter] (German), Kasperltheater [neuter] (German), Kasperletheater [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-Punch_and_Judy-en-noun-E~h45Jh6 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bavarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bavarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'traditional puppet show': 95 5
  2. (attributive) A two-sided ideological battle, or contradictory arguing. Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-Punch_and_Judy-en-noun-G1VzXTSK

Inflected forms

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