cartoon
A2UK /kɑːˈtuːn/US /kɑːrˈtuːn/
Meaning
noun
a humorous drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news
“a political/satirical cartoon”
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“I know the irony strikes with the force of a cartoon anvil now, but-- [LAUGHTER] So they hoped that I would take a vocational degree.”
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I know the irony strikes with the force of a cartoon anvil now, but-- [LAUGHTER] So they hoped that I would take a vocational degree.
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