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dumb show

noun

Definitions

  1. A performance during which the players do not speak

    A performance during which the players do not speak; mime.

  2. The use of gesture in an attempt to convey meaning.

    • The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals.

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