Winnie-the-poohish
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of the children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) by English author A. A. Milne.
"But during the Christmas holidays will be revived, for matinees, the children’s play, “Toad of Toad Hall,” which A. A. Milne based on Kenneth Grahame’s “The Wind in the Willows.” It is very whimsical and Winnie-the-Poohish and altogether Milnesome."
- 2 Resembling or characteristic of the fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh from the aforementioned book.
"We were feeling awfully foolish and Winnie-the-Poohish and in a moment of carefree abandon we fell upon some fan magazines on the boat and started hunting for pictures of ourselves."
Example
More examples"But during the Christmas holidays will be revived, for matinees, the children’s play, “Toad of Toad Hall,” which A. A. Milne based on Kenneth Grahame’s “The Wind in the Willows.” It is very whimsical and Winnie-the-Poohish and altogether Milnesome."
Etymology
From Winnie-the-Pooh + -ish.
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