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penny dreadful

penny dreadful

A cheap paperback novel, typically characterized by melodrama, violence, and adventure. Primarily heard in UK. Why waste your time reading penny dreadfuls when you could be reading fine literature?
See also: penny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marisolmahr-ee-SOLSpanish
Daiva-Lithuanian
SynnØVe-Norwegian
Yechi'el-Biblical Hebrew
Gonzalez[gɔn'za:lez]
Safiyyah-Arabic
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