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shock-horror
adjective
- facetious.(esp of newspaper headlines) sensationalistic
shock-horror stories about the British diet
Word History and Origins
Origin of shock-horror1
Example Sentences
“There is the risk that if names leak out after a time it becomes a great shock-horror,” he said, adding that it would be better to make a virtue of transparency.
As for the shock-horror on both the Sandersian left and the Trumpian right about her reported aspiration for a “hemispheric common market” with “open trade and open borders,” however — it’s wrongheaded and hyped.
Wasted lives, the worst suffering on the planet in our time, the shock-horror of Assad’s alleged cruelties?
Even so, he doesn't regret the shock-horror headlines, and isn't worried that they might have put people off jogging.
The shock-horror acquittal of Rebekah Brooks was not a huge surprise to those who have been in court for the past few months.
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