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Punch and Judy

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a puppet show in which a comical little hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in altercation with his wife Judy.

See also: Punch



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He ground his teeth at the crying balloons; he cursed the moving pictures; and, though he would drink whenever asked, he scorned Punch and Judy, and was for licking the tintype men as they came.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
She exaggerated the Punch and Judy aspect of life, and spoke of mankind as puppets, whom an invisible showman twitches into love and war.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
Lord Lundie strove to disembarrass himself of his accoutrements much as an ill-trained Punch and Judy dog tries to escape backwards through his frilled collar.
Actions and Reactions by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
 
 
 
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