nightmare fuel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that is capable of inducing nightmares, often by being highly disturbing.

Word forms

nightmare fuel

Etymology

Coined in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1993 to describe a laughing animatronic in the movie Santa Claus.

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