massacree
US/ˈmæ.sə.kɹi/
massacree noun: a bizarre and improbable sequence of events creating great confusion and fuss. Also the alternative form of massacre.
Noun (1)
massacree (plural massacrees)
- A bizarre and improbable sequence of events creating great confusion and fuss.
Noun (2)
massacree (plural massacrees)
- One who has been killed in a massacre.
- Suffice it to say, that no very pleasant feelings existed (as indeed may easily be believed) between the families of the massacrors, and the massacrees.1851 June, “Gleanings after the Spanish Arabs”, in University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, volume 37, number 222, page 776
- The battle scene with himself in the role of massacree was not overly inviting.1921, Octavus Roy Cohen, Highly Colored, page 269
Also used as
massacree is also the alternative form of massacre.
Forms of massacree
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | massacrees |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | massacrees |
| present participle | massacreeing |
| past participle | massacreed |
| past | massacreed |
Origin of massacree
Likely a corruption of English/French massacre, possibly from the Missouri French dialect. Originated in the Ozark Mountains; date unknown.
From massacre + -ee.
Questions about massacree
- What does massacree mean?
- Massacree means a bizarre and improbable sequence of events creating great confusion and fuss.
- What part of speech is massacree?
- Massacree is a noun.
- How do you pronounce massacree?
- Massacree is pronounced /ˈmæ.sə.kɹi/ (US).
- What is the plural of massacree?
- The plural of massacree is massacrees.
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