Chaplinesque

adjective

Chap·​lin·​esque ˌcha-plə-ˈnesk 

: resembling or suggesting the largely pantomime comedy of actor Charlie Chaplin

There is a Chaplinesque buoyancy to some of the play's best moments, as when the men all light up their cigars in formation …

—David Nokes

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Chaplinesque

• arabesque
• picaresque
• romanesque
• statuesque
• burlesque
• grotesque
• carnivalesque
• desk