English Explanatory Dictionary

tragedeigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instance of giving someone an extremely bizarre or cringeworthy name, especially one that is a fanciful respelling of a more common name.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɛdi/ /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪdi/ En-us-tragedy.ogg

Word forms

tragedeigh tragedeighs

Etymology

From tragedy, respelled to make fun of novel English-language baby names ending in -eigh such as Bradleigh, Aubreigh, Kayleigh, Emileigh, etc. Now mainly associated with the r/tragedeigh subreddit, created August 25, 2021.

Synonyms

travesteigh catastropheigh
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