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horrorscope

noun

Etymology

Blend of horror + horoscope.

  1. derived from ὡροσκόπος
  2. derived from horoscopus
  3. borrowed from horoscope
  4. compounded as horrorscope — “horror + horoscope”

Definitions

  1. An adverse horoscope.

    • Oh dear, oh dear! all my appalling presentiments are coming as true as those awful horrors'''copes in Zadkiel’s almanac! I knew that girl would break her neck with her horse-riding. I can see her now laid out a corpse at my feet.
    • Madame La Finkus is the astrologer who predicted Harry Truman would run as usual. His horrorscope shows a strong fever chart.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA