slasher
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slasher¹
noun slashers
- One who slashes.
- A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
- A horror movie with graphic blood and violence; a slasher movie. Realizing there was a fresh market for a style of movie that studios had written off as niche material, Scream’s gonzo profits ushered in a wave of subsequent slashers trying to capitalize on a new generation’s discovery of the subgenre, as Gen Xers and Gen Yers alike learned (or re-learned) the fun
- A murderer in such a film.
- One who self-injures by cutting. […] an overdoser, binge drinker, slasher, or sexually impulsive person, is found to act impulsively following some sort of change in a relationship.
- A tool for cutting undergrowth.
- One who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships. With the success of the first film and the third one already in production, Warner Bros. is more likely to greet Harry Potter slashers with more takedown orders than tolerance.
Slasher²
noun Slashers
- A member of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.
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noun horror movie
| Español | slasher |
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| 日本語 | スラッシャ映画 suratshya ēnga |
| 中文 | 砍殺電影 /砍杀电影 kǎnshādiànyǐng |
| Français | slasher |
noun a tool for cutting undergrowth
| Deutsch | Haumesser |
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@misc{slasher_2026,
title = {slasher},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slasher},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
