Disneyesque

adjective

Dis·ney·esque ˌdiz-nē-ˈesk

variants or Disneyish

ˈdiz-nē-ish

: resembling or suggestive of the films, television productions, or amusement parks made by Walt Disney or his organization

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1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Disneyesque was in 1939

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