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Friday word: Sardoodledom

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Sardoodledom
(sar-DOO-dl-dum)
Noun:
-A play with an over-written and melodramatic plot.
-Mechanically contrived plot structure and stereotyped or unrealistic characterization in drama
-Well-made works of drama that have trivial, insignificant, or morally objectionable plots.

From the name of the French dramatist Sardou + doodle + -dom.

Used in a sentence:
“Some days, it feels like I’m the unwitting player in a sardoodledom.”

(from the Grandiloquent Word of the Day FB pg)


(cross-posting from [livejournal.com profile] 1word1day)

Comments

Jun. 4th, 2017 04:13 am (UTC)
Now there's one I've never heard before! I wonder if it's still in use anywhere?
med_cat: (Default)
Jun. 4th, 2017 08:10 pm (UTC)
Not heard of that one either ;)

I like the term "melo-n-drama"...:P
gingicat: deep purple lilacs, some buds, some open (just me - ginger)
Jun. 4th, 2017 09:09 am (UTC)
That could describe so many movies I've seen...0
med_cat: (Default)
Jun. 4th, 2017 08:10 pm (UTC)
No doubt :)
gingicat: deep purple lilacs, some buds, some open (Default)
Jun. 4th, 2017 09:19 am (UTC)
Oh, and I also forwarded it along at saysyou.net. Let me know if you'd like me to share your contact info (including local NPR station) when they reply.
med_cat: (Default)
Jun. 4th, 2017 08:11 pm (UTC)
You're welcome and I would say you should probably cite the original source.

This is the FB pg I got it from:

https://www.facebook.com/GrandiloquentWords/