Punch-and-Judy show

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(punchən jo̅o̅dē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Punch-and-Judy show′  (punchən jo̅o̅dē),USA pronunciation 
  1. Show Businessa puppet show having a conventional plot consisting chiefly of slapstick humor and the tragicomic misadventures of the grotesque, hook-nosed, humpback buffoon Punch and his wife Judy.
  • 1875–80

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