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Snowmageddon
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snowmageddon snow-mageddon
English
Alternative forms
en snowageddon snow-mageddon snowmageddon
Etymology
en :af snow -mageddon + 1 1 or a en snow Armageddon 1, popularized by Barack Obama in 2010.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Snowmageddon.wav US
Proper noun
en informal A severe blizzard or series of blizzards affecting one locale.
en blizzaster snowpocalypse
en December 17, 2008 'Snow-mageddon' in Toronto? CBC News A weather bulletin from Environment Canada warned that much of southern Ontario will be hit Friday and Sunday by significant snowstorms. The storms appear ominous enough that officials compiling the bulletin actually wrote, "Could this be snow-mageddon?"
en 2008 Chris Wright Winter Blast Unfortunately, their peaceful existence would soon be disturbed by a new villain. More evil and twice as despicable, Snowmageddon had come to town.
en 2010 Rose A. Valenta Sitting on Cold Porcelain Xlibris Corporation 1450044190 17 It was Super Bowl 44 Sunday. Snowmageddon was upon us like “The Day After Tomorrow.”
en David Batty 2010 February 6 ‘Snowmageddon’ brings Washington to a standstill The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/06/snowmageddon-washington-blizzard-standstill A massive blizzard dubbed "Snowmageddon" by president Barack Obama is causing chaos in the eastern US, with parts of the region buried under more than 20in [50cm] of snow. https://web.archive.org/web/20261024111825/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/06/snowmageddon-washington-blizzard-standstill 24 October 2026
Synonyms
en blizzaster, en snowpocalypse
en Snow