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shock-horror
adjective
1.
(
facetious
) (esp of newspaper headlines) sensationalistic:
shock-horror stories about the British diet
Word Origin
C20:
shock
1
+
horror
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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