Morrisseyesque
English
Etymology
Morrissey + -esque
Adjective
Morrisseyesque (comparative more Morrisseyesque, superlative most Morrisseyesque)
- Characteristic of Morrissey (born 1959), English singer-songwriter.
- 2009, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise:
- Jangly-pop ought to be danced with Morrisseyesque feyness, above-it-all gestures that echo the 'free dancing' of the counterculture, while the Beefheartian thrash of bands like Stump and A Witness incites a bacchanalian delirium.
- 2011, Andrew Hiscock, Women Beware Women: A critical guide (page 72)
- The Ward sported a Morrisseyesque quiff and during the scene in which he dances with Isabella wore an outlandish combination of white trousers, white frilly shirt, golfing socks and a dickie bow.
- 2011, Marcello Carlin, The Blue in the Air (page 136)
- At extremes, though, things can get rather proto-Morrisseyesque. “Nothing Is The Same Anymore” – with equally ludicrous backing vocals (“Hurrah!” “Hee hee!”) – sees Cargill moaning about everything from long hair to moon landings […]
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