hideola en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /hɪdiˈəʊlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɪdiˈoʊlə/ (General-American)
Etymology
From hideous + -ola.
Meanings
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(slang) Hideous, ugly.
He's friendly, he can laugh me out of the mean reds, only I don't have them much any more, except sometimes, and even then they're not so hideola that I gulp Seconal or have to haul myself to Tiffany's: […]
1950, Truman Capote, “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, in Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Other Stories, Vintage International, published 1993, →ISBN, page 83:I heard on the grapevine he is absolutely hideola — even for a man. You know the type — makes Phil Collins look like Mel Gibson.
1989, Julie Burchill, Ambition, Bodley Head, →ISBN, page 85:They start wearing hideola designer clothes they think look good just because they cost a lot.
1995, Charlotte Vale Allen, Somebody's Baby, Mira Books, →ISBN, page 110:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hideola | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hideola | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |