Ubuesque

See also: ubuesque

English

Alternative forms

• ubuesque

Etymology

Borrowed from French ubuesque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ubuˈɛsk/

Adjective

Ubuesque (comparative more Ubuesque, superlative most Ubuesque)

1. (uncommon) Reminiscent of Ubu Roi, an early absurdist play; absurdly grotesque.
   • 1995, Yosefa Loshitzky, The Radical Faces of Godard and Bertolucci, Wayne State University Press, →ISBN, page 35:

     The Ubuesque elements in Tout va bien are yet another anti-Hollywood narrative device. The factory manager is portrayed as a contemporary version of Ubu, the hero of Alfred Jarry's trilogy.