ubuesque

ubuesque

See also: Ubuesque

French

Etymology

• Ubu +‎ -esque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.by.ɛsk/, /y.bɥɛsk/

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Adjective

ubuesque (plural ubuesques)

1. absurdly grotesque
   • 2014 May 21, Tu Thanh Ha, "New train cars in France too wide for hundreds of stations," Globe and Mail (Canada) (retrieved 21 May 2014):

     Energy and Ecology Minister Ségolène Royal described it as an "unbelievable mistake" while Junior Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier said it was "ubuesque" (nonsensical), an allusion to absurdist theatre.

Further reading

• “ubuesque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.