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hack-and-slasher

hack-and-slasher noun: a film, video game or other work focused mainly on violence rather than strategy.

Noun

hack-and-slasher (plural hack-and-slashers)

  1. A film, video game or other work focused mainly on violence rather than strategy.

Forms of hack-and-slasher

pluralhack-and-slashers

Origin of hack-and-slasher

From hack-and-slash + -er.

Questions about hack-and-slasher

What does hack-and-slasher mean?
Hack-and-slasher means a film, video game or other work focused mainly on violence rather than strategy.
What part of speech is hack-and-slasher?
Hack-and-slasher is a noun.
What is the plural of hack-and-slasher?
The plural of hack-and-slasher is hack-and-slashers.

Words near hack-and-slasher in the dictionary

  1. hack saws
  2. hack squat
  3. hack squats
  4. hack up
  5. hack-and-slash
  6. hack-and-slasher
  7. hack-and-slashers
  8. hack-and-slay
  9. hack-iron
  10. hack-irons
  11. hackability

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