1 (also BrE informal panto) [C,U] (in Britain) a type of play with music, dancing and jokes, that is based on a FAIRYTALE and is usually performed at Christmas:
We took the children to a pantomime. * He has also appeared in pantomime. * the pantomime season
2 [U,C,usually sing.] the use of movement and the expression of your face to communicate sth or to tell a story
SYNMIME:
a magical tale told through pantomime and song * When I finally arrived, he made a pantomime of checking his watch and shaking it in disbelief.
3 [C,usually sing.] (BrE) a ridiculous situation, usually with a lot of confusion:
The company's board meetings had become a pantomime and no decisions were ever made.
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