murderabilia

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English

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Etymology

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From murder; modelled on words like automobilia.

Noun

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murderabilia pl (plural only)

  1. Items associated with a murderer, regarded as collectibles.
    • 2007 January 22, Serge F. Kovaleski, “Unabomber Wages Legal Battle to Halt the Sale of Papers”, in New York Times[1]:
      But in a personal sense, having these letters treated as murderabilia is appalling to us.