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Hawley-esque 

Used to describe something, usually a phrase or a line in a song, that sounds slightly mystical. Nonsensical on the surface, but when you stop and think about it, it actually makes perfect sense. Usually involves larger words and rolls off the tongue pretty well with a nice rhythm.

This is a commonly noted writing style of red-tied Tally Hall guitarist Joe Hawley.
"Infallible confusion infused" and "I had dreams of grandeur" sound very Hawley-esque.
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Geddy-esque 

Complex and/or fast sequences on bass guitar, usually similar in style or reminiscent of the style of Geddy Lee, legendary bass player and vocalist of the progressive Canadian rock trio Rush.
That was a wicked bass solo. It was kinda Geddy-esque.
Geddy-esque by Archangel-22 January 17, 2010
Fine artistic person, usually very sexy, tend to have dark hair and outgoing, and a Pablo Picasso imagination.
Hey bro look at dat fine ass Esqueda.

Santa Claus is very Esqueda.
esqueda by clonclon October 31, 2013

federer-esque

Something done in an extraordinary fashion, in an absolutely perfect manner. Much like anything done by Roger Federer on a tennis court.
1.Pink Floyd performed a Federer-esque performance in recording the album "Wish you were here".

2.Jennifer Hawkins is to sexy what Roger Federer is to tennis.
federer-esque by ringo21 February 29, 2008
A bonehead move in a baseball or softball game that resembles something that would be done by the New York Mets.
Jay got picked off second base on a weak line drive to the shortstop. That was Met-esque.
Met-esque by Claudius8110 June 27, 2008

Kafka-esque-esque 

(of words) Overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially if by pseudo-intellectuals.
Pam: Sex with you is really a Kafka-esque experience.
Alvy: Oh. Thank you.
Pam: I mean that as a compliment.

(In this example, from Woody Allen's "Annie Hall", Pam's use of "Kafka-esque" is VERY Kafka-esque-esque.)