grotesquerie

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noun gro·tes·que·rie \ grō-ˈte-skə-rē \

variants: or less commonly grotesquery

Definition of grotesquerie

plural grotesqueries

1 :something that is grotesque

2 :the quality or state of being grotesque :grotesqueness

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born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie

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Citi Field avoids such grotesqueries with a veritable roster of recognizable restaurateurs and chefs—Danny Meyer, David Chang, Michael White, Josh Capon, Dave Pasternack, and others.

— maurizio cattelan, Vogue, "Game Day Goes Gourmet: All The Best New Things to Eat at Sports Arenas Now," 30 July 2017
The seams between bolsters can trap all kinds of tiny grotesqueries.

— blake z. rong, Esquire, "5 Easy Ways to Get Pet Smells Out of Your Car," 11 May 2017
The image seems almost forced apart by the grotesqueries of stereotype, technology collapsing under the weight of history.

— adam davidson, The New Yorker, "When Ben Vereen Wore Blackface to Reagan’s Inaugural Gala," 6 Jan. 2017
As insults followed injuries, and gaffes piled onto grotesqueries, heated debate became hateful diatribe.

— ben schott, Town & Country, "Ben Schott on the Strange New Vocabulary of the 2016 Election," 27 Sep. 2016
The Chechen war, for all its unforgivable grotesqueries, yielded something every beleaguered democrat could celebrate: the strength of the independent airwaves.

— andrew meier, WIRED, "The Russian (Media) Revolution," 1 Dec. 1995

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Origin and Etymology of grotesquerie

grotesque + French -erie -ery

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First Known Use: circa 1666

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grotesque, monster (also grotesquery), monstrosity, ogre

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ogress; Frankenstein; bête noire, bogey (also bogie or bogy), bugaboo, bugbear; banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, fright, imp, incubus; horror, terror; abomination, anathema; abnormality, freak; mutant, mutation

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