"Withnailesque" meaning in All languages combined

See Withnailesque on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Withnailesque [comparative], most Withnailesque [superlative], Withnail-esque [alternative]
Etymology: Invented surname Withnail + -esque Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||esque}} + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} Withnailesque (comparative more Withnailesque, superlative most Withnailesque)
  1. (rare) Reminiscent of Withnail and I (1987), a British black comedy film about two young, unemployed, binge-drinking actors living in a squalid flat in 1960s London. Tags: rare
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