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A non-native speaker here - what does "debacletacular" mean? The word only has a few hits on Google. I understand it's a neologism of sorts, a conflation, but w
by V-2 6y ago
A non-native speaker here - what does "debacletacular" mean? The word only has a few hits on Google. I understand it's a neologism of sorts, a conflation, but what's the meaning?
I'm guessing "a spectacular debacle" - AKA "epic fail"?
- tomgp 6y agoit's a port-manteau of spectacular and debacle i.e. a spectacular debacle
- V-2 6y agoPort-manteau, another one :) Thanks!
- HPsquared 6y agoIt's an adjective, based on 'spectacular'. It is to 'debacle' as 'spectacular' is to 'spectacle'. 'Spectacular' meaing "relating to, or having the character of, a spectacle" (Wiktionary). So it would mean something like 'relating to, or having the character of, a debacle' - with hints of 'spectacular debacle'.