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skeleton at the feast

skeleton at the feast noun: one whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.

Noun

skeleton at the feast (plural skeletons at the feast)

  1. (idiomatic) One whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.
  2. (idiomatic) A reminder of death, a memento mori.

Forms of skeleton at the feast

pluralskeletons at the feast

Questions about skeleton at the feast

What does skeleton at the feast mean?
Skeleton at the feast means one whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.
What part of speech is skeleton at the feast?
Skeleton at the feast is a noun.
What is the plural of skeleton at the feast?
The plural of skeleton at the feast is skeletons at the feast.

Words near skeleton at the feast in the dictionary

  1. skeletology
  2. skeletomotor
  3. skeletomuscular
  4. skeletomusculature
  5. skeleton
  6. skeleton at the feast
  7. skeleton clique
  8. skeleton clock
  9. skeleton clocks
  10. skeleton crew
  11. skeleton crews

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