Frightmare

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone or something extremely unattractive. informal

    "Try and stick to only a few decorative elements, not a 'more is more' frightmare."

  2. 2
    An extremely unpleasant and frightening experience.

    "Yes, that must have been the way it had happened, Gibby decided — just one long frightmare, part of it filmed in this bedroom."

Example

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"Try and stick to only a few decorative elements, not a 'more is more' frightmare."

Etymology

Blend of fright + nightmare.

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