Horrorscope

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An adverse horoscope. humorous

    "Oh dear, oh dear! all my appalling presentiments are coming as true as those awful horrors'''copes in Zadkiel’s almanac! I knew that girl would break her neck with her horse-riding. I can see her now laid out a corpse at my feet."

Example

More examples

"That's supposed to be my horoscope? It looks more like a horrorscope!"

Etymology

Blend of horror + horoscope.

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