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Grande Dame Guignol

Grande Dame Guignol noun: synonym of hagsploitation.

Noun

Grande Dame Guignol (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of hagsploitation.
    • Lange and fellow returning cast members Sarah Paulson, Frances Conroy and Lily Rabe are joined this season not just by Angela Basset but also Kathy Bates, Christine Ebersole and Patti Lupone for what looks like the kind of big shouldered, Grande Dame Guignol scene-stealing and set chewing...2013 October 8, “9 Reasons to Get Excited for the American Horror Story Coven Premiere Wednesday”, in KQED
    • It's worth noting that Hepburn never joined in on the popular 1960s fad of Grande Dame Guignol Horror (aka “Hag Horror”) that her peers Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Olivia de Havilland all participated in.2014 August 17, Nathaniel Rogers, “Gay Cinema Touchstones: Suddenly Last Summer”, in Towleroad
    Synonyms:
    hagsploitation

Synonyms of Grande Dame Guignol

Origin of Grande Dame Guignol

Blend of grande dame + Grand Guignol.

Questions about Grande Dame Guignol

What does Grande Dame Guignol mean?
Grande Dame Guignol means synonym of hagsploitation.
What part of speech is Grande Dame Guignol?
Grande Dame Guignol is a noun.

Words near Grande Dame Guignol in the dictionary

  1. granddukes
  2. grande
  3. Grande Comore
  4. Grande Coupure
  5. grande dame
  6. Grande Dame Guignol
  7. grande duchesse
  8. grande finale
  9. grande finales
  10. grande horizontale
  11. Grande Ile

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