Punch-and-Judy show
noun
: a traditional puppet show in which main character Punch fights comically with his wife Judy
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Their focus on small-scale bitching with the British, the Punch-and-Judy show with AstraZeneca.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2021
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2021
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“Punch-and-Judy show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Punch-and-Judy%20show. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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