"blizzaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-blizzaster.ogg [Australia] Forms: blizzasters [plural]
Etymology: Blend of blizzard + disaster. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|blizzard|disaster}} Blend of blizzard + disaster Head templates: {{en-noun}} blizzaster (plural blizzasters)
  1. (slang) A usually severe snowstorm or series of snowstorms. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Snow Synonyms: Snowmageddon, snowpocalypse

Inflected forms

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