-geddon

alternative -ageddon · alternative -mageddon

1. Indicating a disastrous or cataclysmic event or situation involving the referenced person or thing.

   Fears grow of ‘potatogeddon’ after up to 30% of the crop are hit by heavy rains blamed on climate change

   2017 October 16, Eleanor Ainge Roy, “Chipocalypse: potato shortage in New Zealand sparks crisp crisis”, in The Guardian

   2 more examples

   Colorado stood at the brink of an outbreak that another Forest Service entomologist would dub “Beetlegeddon.”

   2012, Michael Lanza, Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks, page 104

   Every year, I start with such good intentions. Then comes 'Tomatogeddon'. Horticultural humiliation. But together, we shall learn how to grow respectable, prolific tomato plants.

   2017, Hollie Newton, How to Grow: A Guide for Gardeners Who Can't Garden Yet, page 169