HORRORSHOW

adj 1. very good, excellent; COOL. ("I thought the movie was horrorshow.") Origin: "horrorshow" is the phonetic spelling of a Russian word meaning "excellent." Entered Western pop culture with the 1960's book A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess and the movie adaptation directed by Stanley Kubrick. Submitted by Will Carpenter, Tallulah, LA, USA, 11-07-1997. Additional information submitted by Milena Klissarska, Sofia, Bulgaria, 25-12-1997. Corrections by Ruth Baldwin, 08-04-1998. cool