Screwtape
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of a set of slow-tempo, lo-fi psychedelic mixtapes created by DJ Screw around 1992
"In addition, slab riders were not only playing the screwtapes in their decks, they were also rapping on them."
Verb
- 1 To mess things up, to corrupt, to be devilish.
"His collection of songlines and timelines snarled at him like a screwtaped confession."
Example
More examples"His collection of songlines and timelines snarled at him like a screwtaped confession."
Etymology
Etymology 1
In reference to the C. S. Lewis book The Screwtape Letters (1942), about an inexperienced demon sent to tempt a man to sin, from screw + tape.
Etymology 2
After DJ Screw, the Houston Southsider who produced the tapes.
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