"frightfest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frightfests [plural]
Etymology: fright + -fest Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fright|fest}} fright + -fest Head templates: {{en-noun}} frightfest (plural frightfests)
  1. (informal) An event, dramatic work, etc. that is very frightening. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-frightfest-en-noun-M4u7RgYa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fest

Inflected forms

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