barococo

[ bar-uh-koh-koh ]

adjective

1. excessively ornate or fussy in artistic or architectural style.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barococo¹

First recorded in 1925–30; ba(roque) + rococo

Example Sentences

The dandies and dauphins of the 1 percent prance to 59E59 Theaters for Happenstance Theater’s “Barococo,” A satire of upper-class privilege zhuzhed up into an often absurd comedy of manners, “Barococo” has fun and laughs, but doesn’t always have the glamour you’d expect from this exaggerated snapshot of genteel life.

From New York Times

So the surprise of “Barococo” is how it actually resembles Sartre’s “No Exit,” or, more fittingly, Luis Buñuel’s surrealist film “The Exterminating Angel,” which was recently adapted into an opera.

From New York Times

There is plenty of delicious humor to chew on at “Barococo.”

From New York Times

She layered draped jersey camisoles with Medusa-decorated straps over undone shirts over skinny knits over lace-trimmed slips in barococo print, and mixed them up with fun furs; paired plaid tweed and black leather harness tops and lace tights.

From New York Times

The fifth Fringe Curated show is “Barococo” from D.C.’s genial movement company Happenstance Theatre.

From Washington Post