-geddon

English

Alternative forms

• -mageddon

Etymology

Back-formation from Armageddon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛdən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Suffix

-geddon

1. Denoting a catastrophic event caused by or related to the stem word.
   • 2012, Michael Lanza, Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks, page 104:

     Colorado stood at the brink of an outbreak that another Forest Service entomologist would dub “Beetlegeddon.”

   • 2017, Hollie Newton, How to Grow: A Guide for Gardeners Who Can't Garden Yet, page 169:

     Every year, I start with such good intentions. Then comes 'Tomatogeddon'. Horticultural humiliation. But together, we shall learn how to grow respectable, prolific tomato plants.

   • 2017 October 16, Eleanor Ainge Roy, “Chipocalypse: potato shortage in New Zealand sparks crisp crisis”, in The Guardian:

     Fears grow of ‘potatogeddon’ after up to 30% of the crop are hit by heavy rains blamed on climate change

Usage notes

• The form -mageddon is used with monosyllabic stems in order to match the syllabicity of Armageddon.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -geddon

See also

• -pocalypse

Anagrams

• donged, Dodgen, gnodde, Godden, dog-end, dogend