carnivalesque

adjective car·ni·val·esque \ˌkär-nə-və-ˈlesk\

Definition of CARNIVALESQUE

: suggestive of a carnival <a carnivalesque celebration>

: marked by an often mocking or satirical challenge to authority and the traditional social hierarchy <a carnivalesque protest>

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