wax museum

noun

: a place where wax effigies (as of famous historical persons) are exhibited

Examples of wax museum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Madame Fatale's Cavern of Terror: This wax museum has pieces both classic and creepy. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2024 Remember that chestnut about a retro ’50s diner being a wax museum with a pulse? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 Though it could be interpreted as just part of the series (Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney appear as Dracula and the Wolf Man, but not Boris Karloff), the kid-friendly high jinks and self-aware scenario — with Abbott and Costello as delivery guys at a wax museum — push it into the realm of parody. Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 Clay’s sales director, Pat, asks whether the theater ought to have its family-variety-show impressionist, Matt, perform his pretty serviceable Michael Jackson, and tweak some of their signage to say see michael jackson at the wax museum and also here live on stage! Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wax museum 

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Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wax museum was in 1933

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“Wax museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wax%20museum. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

wax museum

noun
: a place where wax figures (as of famous persons) are exhibited
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