gorefest

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noun

An event, situation, film, novel, etc., that is characterised by a copious amount of gore.

“This horror novel is a real gorefest: everybody gets decapitated.”

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Meanings

noungorefest (plural gorefests)

plural gorefests

  1. informalAn event, situation, film, novel, etc., that is characterised by a copious amount of gore.

    This horror novel is a real gorefest: everybody gets decapitated.

Origin

From gore + -fest.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

festgoer
Cite this entry
APA

gorefest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorefest

MLA

“gorefest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorefest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gorefest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorefest.

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