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sardoodledom

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /sɑː(ɹ)ˈduːdəldəm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AA2 R D UW1 D AH0 L D AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Well-made works of drama that have trivial, insignificant, or melodramatic plots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of sardoodledom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Blend of Sardou + doodle + -dom, named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou. Coined by Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist George Bernard Shaw who first used it on the 1 June, 1895 in the Saturday Review when criticising Sardou's well-made plays.