snore-fest en · NOUN
Etymology
From snore + -fest.
Meanings
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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: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:“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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snorefest | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snore-fests | Number=Plur | lexicographic |