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macabre

(adj): shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
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7 months ago bilby said:

Sounds like mu(h)-carb in Australia.

7 months ago jenbug said:

Somehow it sounds more enigmatic to pronounce it "-cawb."

9 months ago reesetee said:

We won't tell anyone. ;-)

9 months ago uselessness said:

It's one of those words I never say aloud. But I always assumed it was pronounced "MAC uh bree." Hmm, maybe I shouldn't be admitting that here. ;-)

9 months ago herotuesday said:

I'm a big fan of it's when pronounced "muh-cawb" vs. "mu-ca-bruh".
The implied "re" on the end really sings to me.

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