"Mary Poppins-esque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Mary Poppins-esque [comparative], most Mary Poppins-esque [superlative]
Etymology: From Mary Poppins + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|w:Mary Poppins|esque}} Mary Poppins + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} Mary Poppins-esque (comparative more Mary Poppins-esque, superlative most Mary Poppins-esque)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of the Mary Poppins book series and its adaptations or their eponymous protagonist, a magical English nanny. Synonyms: Mary Poppinsy, Mary Poppins–esque, Mary Poppinsesque

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