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Perhaps a blend of woeful and atrocious or outrageous; or playful analogy with gorgeous.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
woegeous
Today it means: Of poor quality; woefully bad; awful. Full definition →
Today it means: Of poor quality; woefully bad; awful. Full definition →
Perhaps a blend of woeful and atrocious or outrageous; or playful analogy with gorgeous.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.