catastroscope
catastroscope · catastroscopes
A catastropheA catastrophe
Meaning
1 senses(dated, excessive, humorous, usually)A catastrophe
2007, Max Sollitt, Catastroscopes: A Creative and Adventurous Australian Bloke's Battle with Clinical Depression and Anno Domini, (Melbourne : Temple House) →ISBN
Origin
Blend of catastrophe + -scope. Associated with comedian Jimmy Durante by the 1940s, and thBlend of catastrophe + -scope. Associated with comedian Jimmy Durante by the 1940s, and the Jennings books of Anthony Buckeridge in the 1950s.
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Forms
plural: catastroscopes| Singular | catastroscope |
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