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   shock-horror

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   • 1. causing great public outrage: informal British "a shock-horror TV advertising campaign"

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   What does shock horror mean?

   • Translations of shock, horror! 震驚, 恐怖（用在假裝對聽到某條新聞表示震驚時）… 震惊, 恐怖（用在假装对听到某条新闻表示震惊时）… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SHOCK, HORROR! definition: 1. an expression used when you are pretending to feel very shocked by a piece of news: 2. an….

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   What is the meaning of the word 'shock'?

   • The meaning of the word 'shock' is to collect or make up into a shock or shocks; to stook. [From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English]

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   Which satirical magazine uses shock horror in a headline?

   • The satirical UK magazine Private Eye is certainly the publication I associate most with the usage - in that example they were lampooning the [Sunday] Mirror's supposed tendency to go overboard with their headlines, but at the time you'd never have seen Shock Horror used together in a real headline.

   journalism - Origin of the interjection "shock horror"! - English

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › shock-horrorSHOCK, HORROR! | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHOCK, HORROR! definition: 1. an expression used when you are pretending to feel very shocked by a piece of news: 2. an…. Learn more.

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     SHOCK, HORROR! definicja: 1. an expression used when you are...

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     shock, horror! translate: 震驚；恐怖（用在假裝對聽到某條新聞表示震驚時）. Learn...

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     SHOCK, HORROR! translate: 震惊;恐怖（用在假装对听到某条新闻表示震惊时）. Learn...

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › shock-horrorSHOCK HORROR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Facetious (esp of newspaper headlines) sensationalistic.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shock horrorShock horror Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   5 days ago · The meaning of SHOCK HORROR is —used to say that one is surprised by something unpleasant or upsetting when one really is not. How to use shock horror in a sentence.

6. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › shock+horror!Shock horror! - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   Definition of shock horror! in the Idioms Dictionary. shock horror! phrase. What does shock horror! expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › shock-horror_adjshock-horror, adj., n., & int. meanings, etymology and more ...

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   The earliest known use of the word shock-horror is in the 1940s. OED's earliest evidence for shock-horror is from 1945, in Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina). shock-horror is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shock n.3, horror n.

8. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 448378journalism - Origin of the interjection "shock horror ...

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   May 30, 2018 · 2. I am familiar with the phrase Shock Horror! which is usually used ironically to announce something that is not, in fact, at all surprising. I believe it derives from the style of tabloid newspaper headlines and first occurred in the 80s, but I am wondering if there was a specific headline that actually used these words, or whether it is just ...

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › shock-horrorSHOCK-HORROR Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Shock-horror definition: (esp of newspaper headlines) sensationalistic. See examples of SHOCK-HORROR used in a sentence.