Snowmageddon en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow English -mageddon English Snowmageddon From snow + -mageddon or a blend of snow + Armageddon, popularized by Barack Obama in 2010.
Meanings
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(informal) A severe blizzard or series of blizzards affecting one locale.
A weather bulletin from Environment Canada warned that much of southern Ontario will be hit Friday and Sunday by significant snowstorms. The storms appear ominous enough that officials compiling the bulletin actually wrote, "Could this be snow-mageddon?"
2008 December 17, “'Snow-mageddon' in Toronto?”, in CBC News:Unfortunately, their peaceful existence would soon be disturbed by a new villain. More evil and twice as despicable, Snowmageddon had come to town.
2008, Chris Wright, Winter Blast:It was Super Bowl 44 Sunday. Snowmageddon was upon us like “The Day After Tomorrow.”
2010, Rose A. Valenta, Sitting on Cold Porcelain, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 17:A massive blizzard dubbed "Snowmageddon" by president Barack Obama is causing chaos in the eastern US, with parts of the region buried under more than 20in [50cm] of snow.
2010 February 6, David Batty, “‘Snowmageddon’ brings Washington to a standstill”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowageddon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snowmageddon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snow-mageddon | alternative | lexicographic |