Panjandrum Definition

păn-jăndrəm
noun
A self-important, pompous official.
Webster's New World

(military) A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II.

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Other Word Forms of Panjandrum

Noun

Singular:
panjandrum
Plural:
panjandrums

Origin of Panjandrum

  • After the Grand Panjandrum , a character in a nonsense farrago written by Samuel Foote (1720–1777)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Coined as a nonce word in the 18th century by Samuel Foote.

    From Wiktionary

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PPAPAN

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MUMRUM

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