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单词 penny awful
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penny awful
penny awful n. and adj. (a) n. a penny dreadful; (b) adj. = penny dreadful n. and adj. (b).
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sensation novel1856
penny dreadful1861
dime novel1864
curdler1872
dreadful1874
blood and thunder1876
penny awful1880
shilling dreadful1885
thrill1886
thriller1889
blood1892
terror novel1896
penny horrible1899
spine-thriller1912
roman noir1926
spine-chiller1940
scorcher1942
spine-tingler1942
spine-freezer1960
1880 Times 2 Oct. 10/1 My second word..is..a protest against the unreal and ‘goody’ type of so many of the stories and publications put forth by church writers... This ‘pernicious nonsense’ needs our vigilance as much as do the ‘penny awfuls’ themselves.
1889 E. Dowson Let. 15 Mar. (1967) 49 It is very bad, very long, & distinctly ‘penny awful’ not ‘shilling shocking’.
1992 Atlantic Apr. 62/2 Here was an opportunity that suggested an adventure equal to anything in penny-awful fiction.
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