Kruegeresque

English

Etymology

From Krueger +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Kruegeresque (comparative more Kruegeresque, superlative most Kruegeresque)

1. (rare) Reminiscent of Freddy Krueger, fictional killer in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), who wears a razor glove.
   • 1997, Walter de Gruyter & Co, Humor, volume 10:

     Most of the work of these comics — even when they are screaming or sneering in Kruegeresque tones — is only analogous to the explicit violence of the killing joke...

   • 2000, Alain Silver, James Ursini, The horror film reader:

     Helen even utters a Freddy Kruegeresque one-liner...

   • 2001, Frederick S Clarke, Cinefantastique, volumes 33-34:

     To be sure, SPRIGGAN, like AKIRA, is filled with slick blood and gore (the cackling Little Boy, with his Freddy Kruegeresque wire-cutter claw attachments...

   • 2004, Jim Harper, Legacy of blood: a comprehensive guide to slasher movies:

     The driller killer's attempts at Kruegeresque one-liners fall pretty flat, although the cast are fairly funny as they run around desperately trying to look scared.