Sardoodledom
This word describes a type of play with a contrived and often melodramatic plot. It also describes plays that are well-written, but have trivial or morally objectionable plots. The word is derived from the French playwright Victorian Sardou, who wrote in the later part of the 1800s. I guess he was prone to Sardoodledom.
posted by the scribbler | 7:50 PM
4 Comments:
That sounds like a very Shavian word.
---L.
Aha! I had to look that up...
Yes, apparently George Bernard Shaw was a critic of Sardou, and he is credited with coining this word. Thanks for pointing that out.
Ha! That was a pure guess. :-)
---L.
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