"castrophony" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kæsˈtɹɒfəni/ [UK], /kæsˈtɹɑfəni/ [US] Forms: castrophonies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of catastrophe + cacophony. Originally coined by Damon Albarn (Gorillaz) in his 2005 song Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|catastrophe|cacophony}} Blend of catastrophe + cacophony Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} castrophony (countable and uncountable, plural castrophonies)
  1. The overwhelming sounds of catastrophe. Wikipedia link: Gorillaz Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-castrophony-en-noun-Bhbf6Ab8 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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