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shriekfest

shriekfest noun: an event filled with shrieking.

Noun

shriekfest (plural shriekfests)

  1. (slang) An event filled with shrieking.
    • Clinton made this remark while engaged in a shriekfest against some hapless Investor's Business Daily reported^([sic]) who dared ask about press conferences and the campaign-finance scandals.1999, johnz, “Statism Alive And Well In Humphreystan”, in alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater (Usenet)
    • Even though, at first glance, a slate filled with films like “Bug” and “Hostel 2” would seem to be classic male-oriented shriekfests, the reality is that women are avid fans of horror films.2007 April 26, Sharon Waxman, “Hollywood’s Shortage of Female Power”, in New York Times

Forms of shriekfest

pluralshriekfests

Origin of shriekfest

From shriek + -fest.

Questions about shriekfest

What does shriekfest mean?
Shriekfest means an event filled with shrieking.
What part of speech is shriekfest?
Shriekfest is a noun.
What is the plural of shriekfest?
The plural of shriekfest is shriekfests.

Words near shriekfest in the dictionary

  1. shrieker
  2. shriekers
  3. shriekery
  4. shriekest
  5. shrieketh
  6. shriekfest
  7. shriekfests
  8. shriekier
  9. shriekiest
  10. shriekily
  11. shriekiness

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