spooktacular
English
Etymology
spook + -tacular
Adjective
spooktacular (comparative more spooktacular, superlative most spooktacular)
- (slang) Spooky and spectacular; wonderfully frightening.
- 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.
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Synonyms
- creeptacular
Derived terms
- spooktacularly