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Noun: panto  pan-tow
Usage: UK, informal
  1. A Christmas theatrical performance involving slapstick comedy, colourful costumes, songs, dancing, jokes, gender-crossing actors and interaction with the audience
    "The local theatre put on a lively panto of Cinderella";
    - pantomime [UK]

Derived forms: pantos

Type of: drama, dramatic play, play, stage play, stageplay

Encyclopedia: Panto