Snowmageddon

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Snowmageddon. alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A severe blizzard or series of blizzards affecting one locale. informal

    "A weather bulletin from Environment Canada warned that much of southern Ontario will be hit Friday and Sunday by significant snowstorms. The storms appear ominous enough that officials compiling the bulletin actually wrote, "Could this be snow-mageddon?""

Example

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"A weather bulletin from Environment Canada warned that much of southern Ontario will be hit Friday and Sunday by significant snowstorms. The storms appear ominous enough that officials compiling the bulletin actually wrote, "Could this be snow-mageddon?""

Etymology

From snow + -mageddon, popularized by Barack Obama in 2010.

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