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kabuki.

A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈbuːki/US/kəˈbuːkiː/UK
  1. A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.

    capitalized · often · uncountable
  2. A stylized, pretentious, and often hollow performance; (especially) political posturing.

    US · broadly · figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 歌舞伎 (kabuki).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.