"horrorscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horrorscopes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of horror + horoscope. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|horror|horoscope}} Blend of horror + horoscope Head templates: {{en-noun}} horrorscope (plural horrorscopes)
  1. (humorous) An adverse horoscope. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-horrorscope-en-noun-A7UH8Y5Y Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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