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?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aqissiaq	-	Native American, Greenlandic
Augeas	['ɔ:dʒəs]
Gwyneth	-	Welsh, English (Modern)
Irmtraud	EERM-trowt	German
Wilf	WILF	English
Allie	AL-ee	English