Dictionary

creeptacular en · ADJ

Etymology

From creep + -tacular.

Meanings

1. (slang) Extremely creepy.
   • The debut from New York's First Nation is spooky and beautiful aboriginal lullaby music, culled from God-knows-what sorts of string instruments, creeptacular vocal harmonies and more than a little bit of punk attitude. 2006, Aimee Fountain, First Nation review, CMJ New Music Monthly, Issue 140, June 2006, page 39 (approx.)
   • I hated all creepy crawly things, whether bugs, spiders or snakes and had no desire to look down at the creeptacular scene below us. 2012, Lorien L. Loewy, Flight of Fancy, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 683:
   • Because Rains's Universal horror breakthrough three decades earlier had never been a matter of costume—The Invisible Man is creeptacular for its special effects, […] 2012, Ty Burr, Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame, Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 131:

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Synonyms

spooktacular