Kyogen (noun)
kee-oh-gen
A type of short comic Japanese play, often performed between classic dramas.
First recorded in 1870–80; sometimes written as kyōgen. From the Japanese kyōgen; combines kyō, meaning “crazed, mad;” + gen, meaning “speech, talking.”
Example sentences
“Between the tragic scenes, the troupe performed a kyogen to offer some comic relief.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
