"sardoodledom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɑː(ɹ)ˈduːdəldəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sardoodledom.wav
Etymology: Named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou + doodle + -dom, coined by Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist George Bernard Shaw who first used it on the 1 June, 1895 in the Saturday Review when criticising Sardou's well-made plays. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|dramatist||||}} dramatist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Victorien Sardou}} Victorien Sardou, {{named-after|en|Victorien Sardou|nat=French|occ=dramatist|wplink==}} Named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou, {{af|en|doodle|-dom}} doodle + -dom, {{coin|en|Q19185|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist George Bernard Shaw Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sardoodledom (uncountable)
  1. (uncommon) Well-made works of drama that have trivial, insignificant, or melodramatic plots. Wikipedia link: Saturday Review (London newspaper) Tags: uncommon, uncountable Categories (topical): Theater Synonyms: Sardoodledom

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