English Explanatory Dictionary

cat melodeon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Terrible, appalling; of very poor quality.
  2. Cacophonous; raucous.

Word forms

cat melodeon catmalogen cat malogen cat melodium

Etymology

Compare cat (“terrible”) and cat's melody. Ciaran Carson suggests the influence of Irish cat marbh or cat mara; literally "dead cat" or "sea cat", figuratively "calamity".

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