Milliganesque
English
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[edit]Milliganesque (comparative more Milliganesque, superlative most Milliganesque)
- Reminiscent of Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (1918–2002), Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright, known for surreal comedy.
- 2008, Chris Gregory, Who Could Ask for More?: Reclaiming The Beatles, page 223:
- Is this some kind of reference to Catholic guilt, or merely a snatch of surreal Milliganesque nonsense?
- 2012, Alan Clayson, John Lennon:
- […] John's habit of scribbling nonsense verse and surreal stories supplemented by Milliganesque cartoons and caricatures, a habit that intensified with exposure to the programme.