kabuki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- kabuki noun A traditional Japanese theatre style featuring male actors in elaborate costumes and makeup who perform highly stylised dances, songs, and dramatic gestures.
Senses
kabuki is used for these senses in English:
- kabuki (often, capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.
kabuki — full definition
- noun A traditional Japanese theatre style featuring male actors in elaborate costumes and makeup who perform highly stylised dances, songs, and dramatic gestures.
- noun An exaggerated, staged display — especially in politics — that looks dramatic but achieves nothing real.