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morningmare en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of morning + nightmare.

Meanings

1. (humorous, rare) A nightmare experienced in the morning.
   • What a nightmare! Or morningmare, in this case. 1997, Anna Collins, Elliot Sullivan, Women Are from Bras, Men Are from Penus: A Survival Guide for Bypassing Communication and Getting Even in Your Relationships, page 27:
   • Talking of nightmares on the M1, we went to York this morning to see the St.Nik. fair. We caught the 8.08 from New Pudsey and had to stand in a packed carriage as far as Leeds. Do people actually do this every day? What a morningmare! 1999 November 25, Les Hellawell, “Re: Nightmare on the M1 - WARNING: thread convergence link to new thread drift”, in uk.local.yorkshire (Usenet), retrieved 08 Sep 2011:
   • My skin had goosebumps and my hands were damp and cold. I prayed I would never again be troubled by that—morningmare. 2008, Gary Diehl, Those Were the Days: Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and.., page 124:

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