Shrek
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Etymology
From the fictional ogre Shrek, created by the American author William Steig for his 1990 picture book Shrek! and popularized by the DreamWorks computer-animated movie franchise, whose name derives from Yiddish שרעק (shrek, “fright”).
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Shrek (plural Shreks)
- (slang, derogatory) An extremely ugly person.
- 2012, Clodagh Murphy, Frisky Business:
- 'Well, well, well, who have we got here? 'A very fat Shrek suddenly loomed up on them. 'Your host at your service,' he said, with a little bow.
- 2016, Jadyn Patrilita, Petimara Ualesi, Fear to Lose:
- 'I don't want my sister to see you look like a mess, like an ugly Shrek.'
- 2017 May 27, Rekha Shankar, “A Few Simple Tips for Curly-hair Care”, in The New Yorker:
- How do you dry your hair? NO DIFFUSER? You are a Shrek. Diffusers are essential!
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