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Lynchian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Australian: /ˈlɪntʃiːən/
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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to David Keith Lynch (1946–2025), American filmmaker and director whose surrealist films are characterized by dreamlike imagery, sound design, and narrative, juxtapositions of the mundane and the grotesque, and an air of mystery or unease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Lynch + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lynchiläinen — of or pertaining to David Lynch
  • Polish: Lynczowski — of or pertaining to David Lynch
  • Russian: линчевский (linčevskij) — of or pertaining to David Lynch