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shock-horror

adjective

  1. facetious.
    (esp of newspaper headlines) sensationalistic

    shock-horror stories about the British diet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of shock-horror1

C20: shock 1+ horror
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Example Sentences

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“There is the risk that if names leak out after a time it becomes a great shock-horror,†he said, adding that it would be better to make a virtue of transparency.

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As for the shock-horror on both the Sandersian left and the Trumpian right about her reported aspiration for a “hemispheric common market†with “open trade and open borders,†however — it’s wrongheaded and hyped.

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Wasted lives, the worst suffering on the planet in our time, the shock-horror of Assad’s alleged cruelties?

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Even so, he doesn't regret the shock-horror headlines, and isn't worried that they might have put people off jogging.

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The shock-horror acquittal of Rebekah Brooks was not a huge surprise to those who have been in court for the past few months.

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