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tomato surprises

tomato surprises is the plural of tomato surprise.

Meaning of tomato surprise

Noun

tomato surprise (plural tomato surprises)

  1. A plot twist in which the reader or viewer is suddenly made aware of an important fundamental detail that changes the whole perspective of the story.
    • […] stories are written in the "tomato surprise" format: that is, the author saves the stunning surprise until the very last line of the story. It wasn't even a good technique when Verdi used it in Il Trovatore.1974, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, volume 93, page 6

Questions about tomato surprises

What is tomato surprises the plural of?
Tomato surprises is the plural of tomato surprise.

Words near tomato surprises in the dictionary

  1. tomato sauces
  2. tomato saucey
  3. tomato saucy
  4. tomato sphinx
  5. tomato surprise
  6. tomato surprises
  7. tomato water
  8. tomato worm
  9. tomato worms
  10. tomato, tomato
  11. tomato-phile

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