psycho-biddy

noun

Etymology

Blend of psychobilly + biddy.

Definitions

  1. Synonym of hagsploitation.

    • Charles Busch has always been able to wear the hell out of a wig, but it's his twisted penchant for bygone Hollywood genres, from beach-party flicks to psycho-biddy thrillers, that brings the house down, show after show.
    • Atmospheric Southern gothic, and a “psycho-biddy” (old people in peril) classic.
    • Similar methods were later reused to propagate other movies belonging to the psycho-biddy genre.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for psycho-biddy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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