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noun
Alternative form of massacre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, dialectal
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noun
A bizarre and improbable sequence of events creating great confusion and fuss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
One who has been killed in a massacre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Alternative form of massacre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, dialectal
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History
Likely a corruption of English/French massacre, possibly from the Missouri French dialect. Originated in the Ozark Mountains; date unknown.
From massacre + -ee.
