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characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin

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  • Halpern also reproached me for "disingenuously ignoring the memorable ending" of Crane's hapless little poem "Chaplinesque": but we have seen
  • Although he never said a word to me, I loved my Chaplinesque papou.
  • Some were technical: jerky, Chaplinesque motion; audio out of sync with video.
  • News at Eleven: It helps only a little to know that this dreadful mess was called "Chaplinesque."
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