screamfest

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noun

An event, recording, etc. involving a lot of screaming.

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Meanings

nounscreamfest (plural screamfests)

plural screamfests

  1. informalAn event, recording, etc. involving a lot of screaming.

    If you are a parent in New York, you dread the screamfest known as the lead test.

    2007 July 29, “Symptom of Neglect in New Orleans (4 Letters)”, in New York Times
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    Since he formed Nine Inch Nails nearly 20 years ago, Mr. Reznor’s brooding, sinister songs (which range from thick industrial screamfests to hazy electronic ballads) have (rightly) seduced millions of like-minded fans.

    2009 June 5, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

From scream + -fest.

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