Spooktacular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Spooktacular is an adjective meaning (entertainment, informal) A Halloween-themed event or episode.
Meaning
(entertainment, informal) A Halloween-themed event or episode.
More Meanings
- (slang) Spooky and spectacular; wonderfully frightening.
Example Sentences
Ghostbusters: A Live Action Spooktacular features a breathtaking set as well as impressive stunt work and laser and ghost effects, but the show has yet to be fine-tuned.
At the end of each October, Cal State Long Beach hosts its annual Spooktacular where people from every field and department dress to the nines with fake blood and every gory fake body part imaginable.
The annual Halloween Spooktacular was held for the Tri-town community where over 300 young children come to the high school to enjoy a fun-filled evening that is presented by a large variety of King Philip clubs and organizations.
In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.
Word Forms
- spooktaculars
Synonyms for spooktacular
Depending on context, synonyms include creeptacular.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include craptastical, craptabulous, sucktacular, jizztastic, sock-knocking, sprag.
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