Meaning of Jack Pudding | Babel Free
/d͡ʒækˈpʊdˌɪŋ/Definitions
A buffoon character appearing in stage and street performances.
Examples
“And first, Sir Thomas Wroth (Jack Pudding to Prideaux the Post-master) had his cue to go high, and feel the pulse of the House.”
“[Lord Chief Justice:] It may be so, more know Jack Pudding, than Jack Pudding knows.”
“so great was his Fame for Puddings, that he was called Jack Pudding all over the Kingdom, tho', in truth, his real name was John Brand, as appears by the Records of the Kitchen”
“Aha! said I, here is the Jack Pudding. I see he has forgot his broomstick and gridiron; he'll compensate for these wants, I suppose, by his wit and humour”
“One of them, the Jack Pudding of the company, mounted upon a pair of stilts that were strapped to his legs, and dressed most fantastically,”
“Then he brought forward Jack Pudding, and had a dialogue with him ; the jocularity of which,' by heavens ! made the heart ache to hear.”
“The jack-pudding who now masquerades with motley countenance in the market-place of Lhasa.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.