SHILLING SHOCKER

Meaning of SHILLING SHOCKER in English

a novel of crime or violence especially popular in late Victorian England and originally costing one shilling. Shilling shockers were usually characterized by sensational incidents and lurid writing. Compare dime novel; penny dreadful.

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

SHILLING SHOCKER — noun 1. : a novel of crime or violence especially popular in late Victorian England and costing originally one shilling …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHILLING SHOCKER — cheap novel, trash novel, pulp fiction
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHILLING SHOCKER — Function: noun Synonyms: DIME NOVEL , dreadful, penny dreadful, shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHILLING SHOCKER — noun Synonyms: dime novel , dreadful, penny dreadful, shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHILLING SHOCKER — сенсация за шиллинг, дешёвый бульварный роман (ср. (penny dreadful)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешевый бульварный роман Syn : shocker дешевый бульварный роман
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHILLING SHOCKER — Криминальное чтиво
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешёвый бульварный роман
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешевый бульварный роман Syn:shocker
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешёвый бульварный роман
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешёвый бульварный роман
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешевый бульварный роман; очень плохой экземпляр, очень плохой образец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешевый бульварный роман; очень плохой экземпляр, очень плохой образец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешевый бульварный роман Syn: shocker
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешевый бульварный роман Syn: shocker
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHILLING SHOCKER — "сенсация за шиллинг", дешёвый бульварный роман (ср. penny dreadful)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
SHILLING SHOCKER — дешевый бульварный роман Syn : shocker дешевый бульварный роман
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHILLING — [A] n shilling
Interlingua English vocab
SHOCKER — pakugang
English-Visayan vocabulary
SHOCKER — noun Date: circa 1824 one that shocks
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHILLING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOCKER — I. ˈshäkə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: shock (IV) + -er 1. a. : one that shocks : something horrifying, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHILLING — I. ˈshiliŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHILLING — (n.) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly so called …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — (n.) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — (n.) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — ( n. ) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( n. ) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( n. ) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOCKER — /shok"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that shocks. 2. a sensational novel, play, etc. [ 1780-90; SHOCK 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — /shil"ing/ , n. 1. a cupronickel coin and former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the 20th part of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOCKER — n. device that produces electric shock; something shocking, something that produces outrage
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHILLING — n. monetary unit of a number of countries (Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda); former monetary unit of a number of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOCKER — noun Date: circa 1824 : one that shocks ; especially : something horrifying or offensive (as a sensational film or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHILLING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHILLING — noun in the united states, a denomination of money, differing in value in different states. it is not now legally …
Webster English vocab
SHOCKER — ■ noun informal 1》 a person or thing that shocks, especially through being unacceptable or sensational. 2》 Brit. a shock …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHILLING — ■ noun 1》 a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOCKER — [shock.er] n (ca. 1824): one that shocks; esp: something horrifying or offensive (as a sensational film or work of fiction)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHILLING — [shil.ling] n [ME, fr. OE scilling; akin to OHG skilling, a gold coin] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a former monetary …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHILLING — former English (and British) coin, nominally valued at one-twentieth of a pound sterling, or 12 pence. A silver coin of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOCKER — shocker BrE AmE ˈʃɒk ə AmE \ ˈʃɑːk ə r ▷ shocker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHILLING — shilling, S\~ BrE AmE ˈʃɪl ɪŋ ▷ shilling|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOCKER — / ˈʃɒkə(r); NAmE ˈʃɑːk-/ noun ( informal ) 1. a film / movie, piece of news or person that shocks …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCKER — shock ‧ er /ˈʃɒkə $ ˈʃɑːkər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ shocked , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOCKER — n. colloq. 1 a shocking, horrifying, unacceptable, etc. person or thing. 2 hist. a sordid or sensational novel etc. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHILLING — n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOCKER — n. colloq. 1 a shocking, horrifying, unacceptable, etc. person or thing. 2 hist. a sordid or sensational novel etc. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHILLING — n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOCKER — n. colloq. 1. a shocking, horrifying, unacceptable, etc. person or thing. 2 hist. a sordid or sensational novel etc. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
SHILLING — n.1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a monetary …
Oxford English vocab
SHOCKER — ( shockers) A shocker is something such as a story, a piece of news, or a film that shocks people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( shillings) A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCKER — (~s) A ~ is something such as a story, a piece of news, or a film that shocks people or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOCKER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHILLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB cost ▪ Surprisingly, the sherry was an excellent one and had certainly cost a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOCKER — [noun] [C] [informal]A shocker is something that is likely to offend, esp. something new or newly announced.The local newspaper's headlines …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOCKER — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: THRILLER , chiller, thriller-diller 2 Synonyms: DIME NOVEL , dreadful, penny dreadful, shilling shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHOCKER — noun 1. Synonyms: thriller , chiller, thriller-diller 2. Synonyms: dime novel , dreadful, penny dreadful, shilling shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOCKER — сущ.; разг. 1) дешевый бульварный роман Syn : shilling shocker 2) очень плохой экземпляр или образец (чего-л..) (разговорное) дурной образец …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHILLING — сущ. шиллинг (англ. серебряная монета = 1/20 фунта стерлингов = 12 пенсам) to cut off with a shilling ≈ лишить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCKER — _I ʹʃɒkə n разг. 1. дурной образец ( чего-л. ) 2. что-л. потрясающее, сногсшибательное; дешёвый бульварный роман ( тж. shilling …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHILLING — n шиллинг (1 / 20 фунта стерлингов; существовал до денежной реформы 1971 г. ) every shilling - всё до последнего …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOCKER — I сущ.; разг.1) а) что-л. чрезвычайно плохое б) мерзкий, отталкивающий человек 2) дешевый бульварный роман Syn:shilling shocker 3) разг. амортизатор …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Britannica English vocabulary

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