Mary Poppinsesque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Mary Poppinsesque
form: most Mary Poppinsesque
Senses: examples: text: New shows on the schedule will be a Pat Paulsen potpourri of comedy on Friday nights; a Mary Poppinsesque situation comedy called The Nanny and the Professor on Wednesdays, […]
ref: 1969 November 10, Cecil Smith, “Belafonte, Andrews Featured in Special”, in Los Angeles Times, volume LXXXVIII, part IV, page 29:
text: They’re not worth $4, but Andrews, launching the film with a Mary Poppinsesque “Polly-Wolly-Doodle” production number, is lovable, level-headed and downright cute, especially when tranquilized for the Great Unveiling.
ref: 1981 July 10, Fred Herman, “‘S.O.B.,’ ‘Muppet’ — Adult comedy and a comedy for adults”, in The Modesto Bee, Modesto, Calif., page C-3:
text: I enter the bathroom, dump my pocketbook on the counter, hunt in the Mary Poppinsesque clutter for my moisturizer, lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, blush, undereye cream.
ref: 1993, Karen Salmansohn, 50% Off, St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, pages 82–83:
text: She opens a Mary Poppinsesque carpet bag and pulls from it a very large, fluffy feather pillow-- in a pillowcase made of an old raincoat.
ref: 1993 August 12, Joy, “Sheilagh Walks over to her Fridge”, in alt.pagan (Usenet):
text: “Let’s talk dirty to the animals!” coos the woman in her most Mary Poppinsesque voice.
ref: 1995 January 31, Michael Tatum, “Pryor, Radner shine in Warner Bros. comedy album re-releases”, in Daily Bruin, 84th year, number 63, page 16, column 1:
text: I remember the book had a somewhat sad, Mary Poppinsesque ending with him leaving.
ref: 1995 April 15, Catherine Elizabeth Shrout, “Bubble Xmas tree ornaments?”, in rec.arts.books.childrens (Usenet):
text: Kate Beckinsale’s saccharine, Mary Poppinsesque Flora is not engaging enough to suggest that her orchestration of events comes out of anything more than a desire to organise people.
ref: 1997, Sight and Sound, page 39:
text: “Holding your pencil just right, sit straight but not tight, and you’ll be ready to write,” the voice sings in a Mary Poppinsesque lilt.
ref: 2003 March 26, Darryl E. Owens, “Cursive”, in Orlando Sentinel, page E3, column 4:
text: This book never for a moment lets you forget her spooky, Mary Poppinsesque Britishness. It is heavily sprinkled with words like “mum” and “luv” and refers to the reader as (I swear to God) “ducky.”
ref: 2005, Jeff Vogel, The Poo Bomb: True Tales of Parental Terror, Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 135:
text: Theodora Goss’ “Miss Emily Gray” is a Mary Poppinsesque story with a twist and some subtle attitude, while John Kessel’s “The Baum Plan for Financial Independence” is a story about two small-time crooks who discover their own metaphorical rainbow, one which really does change their lives forever.
ref: 2005 July, Chronicle, number 261, page 41, column 3:
text: The show offers up a fantastic dreamscape of flashbacks, dark introspection and beauty, one that cuts through the Mary Poppinsesque Pollyannaism of childhood in Edwardian England to see what truly lies within a heart: loss, guilt and insecurity.
ref: 2005 July 11, Nick Crews, “‘Garden’ blooms with delights”, in The Indianapolis Star, page B3:
text: My mom pushed her perfectly coiffed head through the doorway and flashed me a blinding Mary Poppinsesque smile.
ref: 2006, Kaavya Viswanathan, How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 34:
text: Their top floor has a glass wall and outdoor terrace with a Mary Poppinsesque view over rooftops — lots of copper domes, St Paul’s and the Old Bailey.
ref: 2007, Graham Pond, editor, London by London: The Insiders’ Guide 2007, Friday Books, →ISBN, page 178:
text: In this sequel to the moderately successful 2005 feature, Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) helps out another family with her special Mary Poppinsesque blend of magic and whimsy.
ref: 2010 August 20–26, “Moving images”, in Pasatiempo (The Santa Fe New Mexican), page 90:
text: For a council that was worried about becoming a Nanny State with striking down something as simple as a helmet requirement due to safety concerns in public skating, the Community Standards bylaw can certainly be seen by some as having a Mary Poppinsesque feel to it as police officers and bylaw officers patrol the streets of Taber looking to slap peoples’^([sic]) hands if they are spitting ($75 fine), swearing ($150 fine) or hanging around one place too long ($250 fine for loitering).
ref: 2015 March 4, “Vagueness in bylaw will lead to problems”, in The Taber Times, page A4, column 2:
text: “He’s not here to see me,” Olivia continued in her sweet, Mary Poppinsesque tone.
ref: 2016, Kathryn Ascher, Into the Light, BQB Publishing, →ISBN:
text: But Gladden uses satire and humor to keep the play from being preachy. “It’s a lot of fun. There’s a lot of good jokes in it,” said Lindsey Saltz, who plays a passionate red fish named Lydia. “It’s Mary Poppinsesque,” Gladden said.
ref: 2017 May 25, Courtney McNaull, “Local play picked for Columbus Arts Festival”, in News Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, page 2C:
glosses: Alternative form of Mary Poppins-esque.