Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snore-fest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: snore-fest
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely boring event.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
"“this sweet ride takes out some of the sting of having to waste the day at some snore-fest graduation ceremony.”"
"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."

Etymology

From snore + -fest.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: snore

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

snore-fests (plural) snorefest (alternative)

Synonyms

snoozefest snore

Questions

What does snore-fest mean?: An extremely boring event.
Where does snore-fest come from?: From snore + -fest.

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