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Pythonesque¹

Where it comes from

From the name of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, referring to their signature type of humour.

adjective more Pythonesque · most Pythonesque

  1. of humour Farcically surreal or absurd.

Pythonesque²

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  1. informal Typical of, or suited to, the Python programming language. The module works by wrapping the C-extended Tkinter module into Pythonesque classes.

pythonesque³

Where it comes from

From python + -esque.

adjective more pythonesque · most pythonesque

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a python (snake). The Indians of the Amazon consider the Mai d’agoa, a pythonesque snake, to be the guardian of the Wild Lake of the Amazon.

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@misc{pythonesque_2026,
  title = {pythonesque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pythonesque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}