scary

scary

mod. [of women] ugly. Why do I always end up with a scary woman?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • base
  • fettie
  • brutal
  • cas
  • dap
  • bluh
  • bousta
  • Hey!
  • lucci
  • late
References in periodicals archive
School bully Tommy Milner (Austin Abrams) locks them inside the house where they find a book of scary stories.
That was scary. I got elbowed in the head, went up for a corner and then I played on for 15 minutes and eventually had to sit down, didn't know where I was."
"With the likes of Get Out and IT being box office hits in recent years, we anticipate that this year's cast of scary films will bring in the crowds.
The scary stories -- all with a dose of humor -- also come with hot cider, ectoplasm punch and cookies.
The study considered how children's emotion regulation affects what they remember about their scary and sad experiences.
On another note, her fun full-of-life side has an equally scary counterpart in her love for gothic, living dead dolls.
The World of Scary Video Games: A Study in Videoludic Horror
Birmingham, AL, December 14, 2017 --(PR.com)-- After a year in planning, Dave Williams Owner of Scary Pedals, has just announced his new line of guitar pedal effects.
Downloading scary music and recording ghostly boos, evil laughter, howls and cackling can make the hallway or home entrances scary, especially at night.
"The Scary Train Ride" is the first title in the "All Aboard" series based on actual railway historical events in western North America in the early 1900's.
The Goblin in The Grass and Other Scary Tales (Michael Dahl's Really Scary Stories)
Actor Simon Pegg was a scary red devil and Sherlock star Martin Freeman nailed the menacing Clockwork Orange look.
The TV watchdog is opening an investigation after it received 459 complaints about an episode of the ITV drama that was deemed "too scary" by some viewers.
In any event, it's a great setting for the scary story that the Pulitzer-winning writer promises to tell and we long to hear.
Critique: An extraordinary and original novel, "The Scary Girls" is a compelling and entertaining read from beginning to end.