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screamfest

screamfest noun: an event, recording, etc. involving a lot of screaming.

Noun

screamfest (plural screamfests)

  1. (informal) An event, recording, etc. involving a lot of screaming.
    • If you are a parent in New York, you dread the screamfest known as the lead test.2007 July 29, “Symptom of Neglect in New Orleans (4 Letters)”, in New York Times
    • Since he formed Nine Inch Nails nearly 20 years ago, Mr. Reznor’s brooding, sinister songs (which range from thick industrial screamfests to hazy electronic ballads) have (rightly) seduced millions of like-minded fans.2009 June 5, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times

Forms of screamfest

pluralscreamfests

Origin of screamfest

From scream + -fest.

Questions about screamfest

What does screamfest mean?
Screamfest means an event, recording, etc. involving a lot of screaming.
What part of speech is screamfest?
Screamfest is a noun.
What is the plural of screamfest?
The plural of screamfest is screamfests.

Words near screamfest in the dictionary

  1. screamer
  2. screamers
  3. screamery
  4. screamest
  5. screameth
  6. screamfest
  7. screamfests
  8. screamier
  9. screamiest
  10. screamin'
  11. screaminess

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