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Snowmageddon

name

Etymology

From snow + -mageddon, popularized by Barack Obama in 2010.

  1. inherited from snouen — “to snow; (figurative) to shower”
  2. inherited from *snóygʷʰos✻ — “snow”
  3. inherited from *snaiwaz✻ — “snow”
  4. inherited from *snaiw✻ — “snow”
  5. inherited from snāw — “snow”
  6. inherited from snaw
  7. suffixed as snowmageddon — “snow + mageddon”

Definitions

  1. A severe blizzard or series of blizzards affecting one locale.

    • Unfortunately, their peaceful existence would soon be disturbed by a new villain. More evil and twice as despicable, Snowmageddon had come to town.
    • It was Super Bowl 44 Sunday. Snowmageddon was upon us like “The Day After Tomorrow.”

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Snowmageddon.

The neighborhood

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