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Grand Guignol
[ French grahn gee-nyawl ]
noun
- a short drama stressing horror and sensationalism.
- of, relating to, or resembling such a drama.
Grand Guignol
/ ɡrɑ̃ ɡiɲɔl /
noun
- a brief sensational play intended to horrify
- modifier of, relating to, or like plays of this kind
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grand Guignol1
First recorded in 1905–10; after Le Grand Guignol, small theater in Paris where such dramas were performed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grand Guignol1
C20: after Le Grand Guignol, a small theatre in Montmartre, Paris
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Example Sentences
Amanda lives, as every Norma Desmond must, in an ominous Grand Guignol mansion.
From Vox
As the writer of the article pointed out, the play was a Grand Guignol piece produced away from its proper environment.
From Project Gutenberg
Your Parisian hoaxer likes a dash of Grand Guignol horrors in his jokelet.
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