horror of horrors
idiom
informal + humorous
—used to describe something as shocking or horrible
There was no television at the cabin, so—horror of horrors!—we had to spend the evenings reading books and playing board games.
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Part of what keeps the pop star so appealing is her willingness to disappear (horror of horrors: stop posting) in between album cycles.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 May 2025
But not enough to hang around the suite all morning and talk about and perhaps, horror of horrors, miss the good eggs.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 May 2025
But not enough to hang around the suite all morning and talk about and perhaps, horror of horrors, miss the good eggs.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Horror of horrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horror%20of%20horrors. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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