Etymology

castrophony

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Today it means: The overwhelming sounds of catastrophe. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of catastrophe + cacophony. Originally coined by Damon Albarn (Gorillaz) in his 2005 song Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head.

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