snore-fest
nounEtymology From snore + -fest.
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Informal An extremely boring event.
- I’ll watch just about any game, except for ones that the Arizona Cardinals play, and I only have to dodge eight of those a year. They’re the only team that can turn an otherwise exciting game into a snore-fest.2008 December, Paul Kemp, The Daddy Diaries, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 101:
- “this sweet ride takes out some of the sting of having to waste the day at some snore-fest graduation ceremony.”2008 December, Kent Krause, The All-American King, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 101:
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- Right, she decided, breakfast. After the torture of last night’s snore-fest she deserved the full works — bacon, sausage, eggs, beans, hash browns, toast, marmalade... and lots and lots of caffeine.2010 August, Mark Morris, Doctor Who: Forever Autumn, Random House, →ISBN, page 110:
- Synonyms
- snoozefest, snore