Shrek
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Shrek
- /ʃɹɛk/
Where it comes from
From the fictional ogre Shrek, created by the American author William Steig for his 1990 picture book Shrek! and popularized by the DreamWorks computer-animated movie franchise, whose name derives from Yiddish שרעק (shrek, “fright”).
noun Shreks
- An extremely ugly person. 'Well, well, well, who have we got here? 'A very fat Shrek suddenly loomed up on them. 'Your host at your service,' he said, with a little bow.
verb Shreks · Shrekking · Shrekked
- To date someone who one finds unattractive but potentially a good partner; to engage in Shrekking. If you've fallen into this mindset and gotten "Shrekked," Chan says not to give up or go back to dating only people who fall within narrow beauty standards.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dead, death, wait, partner, fiona, ugly, plug-ugly, shrekkie, toad, fugly, shitter, uggo, supershit, troll, ugger, shitgoblin
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