Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serial-killery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-ri-al-killery
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a serial killer.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I don't know how they translate Vampire Slayer in german,^([sic]) I *think* I recall seeing Vampirjaegerin (Vamp Hunter)...and checking Andreas' post I see I'm correct...The literal Vampirschlaechterin is too negative, as translated back it becomes Vampire Butcher...a little to^([sic]) serial-killery I guess ;-)"
"Besides, unlike with Angel, Buffy can have sex with Spike without him losing a soul and going all serial-killery."
"> Pray tell, is this the same Dexter as the one who used to co-host Perfect > Match? […] Yes, though more serial-killery."
""Can I describe the noise? Well, I suppose it was serial-killery, but with some ghost? Oh please, you've got to hurry!""

Etymology

From serial killer + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: serial killer

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more serial-killery (comparative) most serial-killery (superlative)

Questions

What does serial-killery mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a serial killer.
Where does serial-killery come from?: From serial killer + -y.

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