English
gorefest
From gore + -fest.
Formed from gore + -fest
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- ‘hot’
Proto-Germanic *gurą ‘half-digested stomach contents’
Proto-West Germanic *gor
Old English gor ‘manure, dung, filth, muck, dirt’
Middle English gore ‘mud, muck’
English gore
Today it means
noun An event, situation, film, novel, etc., that is characterised by a copious amount of gore.
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Etymograph / gorefest