Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

b-moviesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: b--moviesque
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a B-movie.

Example Sentences

"A busty, bespectacled blonde stalks off at the start of Legends of Evil, Anne Caulfleld's B-moviesque fantasia on the evils of British imperialism."
""We rented a laser machine for Ricky Potts', song, 'Space Aged Bachelor Man' because it takes place in outer space with cats. It's a very B-moviesque vision of outer space," says Britt Small, who is directing the play alongside writer and Atomic Vaudeville co-founder, Jacob Richmond."
"Given the B-moviesque title of the show, the reviews are primarily of genre pictures: horror, sci-fi, action and comedy."

Etymology

From B-movie + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: B-movie

Inflected Forms

more B-moviesque (comparative) most B-moviesque (superlative)

Synonyms

B-movieish

Questions

What does b-moviesque mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a B-movie.
Where does b-moviesque come from?: From B-movie + -esque.

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