"novelty act" meaning in All languages combined

See novelty act on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: novelty acts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} novelty act (plural novelty acts)
  1. A stage performance designed to be strange or unusual.
    Sense id: en-novelty_act-en-noun-jM0EFddx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for novelty act meaning in All languages combined (0.6kB)

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