a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas

a pantomime villain

he is currently appearing in pantomime in Manchester

a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music

an absurdly exaggerated piece of behaviour

he made a pantomime of checking his watch

express or represent by exaggerated mime

they pantomimed picking up dropped food