parade of horrors

A form of parade of horribles — A parade featuring a progression of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes, commonly accompanied by floats and models representing monsters.

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Meanings

nounparade of horrors (plural parades of horrors)

plural parades of horrors

  1. alternativeAlternative form of parade of horribles.

    To bring a child into this world has always been an act of hope. The past was its own parade of horrors.

    2022 June 5, Ezra Klein, “Your Kids Are Not Doomed”, in The New York Times
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