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Hitchcockian
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English
Etymology
From en Hitchcock ian.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.
en 2006 The Pervert's Guide to Cinema w:Slavoj Žižek What is this tree? I think it's another in the series of Hitchcockian big things, like the Mount Rushmore statues, or to take another example, like Moby Dick. This tree is not simply a natural object. It is within our mental space what in psychoanalysis is called “the thing”.
Synonyms
Hitchcockesque
Translations
of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works
Esperanto: eo ĥiĉkoka
French: fr hitchcockien
German: de hitchcockisch
Greek: el χιτσκοκικός
en eponyms