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vaudeville

[vawd-vil, vohd-, vaw-duh-] / ˈvɔd vɪl, ˈvoʊd-, ˈvɔ də- /
NOUN
entertainment
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He was playing, as they say in vaudeville, to a different "house".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

These would influence the American musical, but also shaping the genre were homegrown entertainments—the minstrel show, the revues of Florenz Ziegfeld, vaudeville and burlesque.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

For all its verbal vaudeville, though, this holiday pageant occasionally hints at Thomas’s abiding theme, death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

His new vaudeville show, “Mister Romantic,” came from a moment of deep reflection.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Several acts of vaudeville tonight for my entertainment.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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