English Explanatory Dictionary

skeleton at the feast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.
  2. A reminder of death, a memento mori.

Pronunciation

En-au-skeleton at the feast.ogg

Word forms

skeleton at the feast skeletons at the feast
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