snore-fest

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From snore +‎ -fest.

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snore-fest (plural snore-fests)

  1. (informal) An extremely boring event.
    • 2008 December, Paul Kemp, The Daddy Diaries, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 101:
      I’ll watch just about any game, except for ones that the Arizona Cardinals play, and I only have to dodge eight of those a year. They’re the only team that can turn an otherwise exciting game into a snore-fest.
    • 2008 December, Kent Krause, The All-American King, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 101:
      “this sweet ride takes out some of the sting of having to waste the day at some snore-fest graduation ceremony.”
    • 2010 August, Mark Morris, Doctor Who: Forever Autumn, Random House, →ISBN, page 110:
      Right, she decided, breakfast. After the torture of last night’s snore-fest she deserved the full works — bacon, sausage, eggs, beans, hash browns, toast, marmalade... and lots and lots of caffeine.

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