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butchery

The correct spelling is butchery.

How to pronounce butchery

noun

Say it like: Buc-her-ee

The correct spelling is butchery. The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse. For example: "This week’s impossible-to-pronounce word: Catania. Granted, it’s a little trickier than Palermo, but there was no excusing the verbal butchery that ensued. —blog."

Usage Examples

This week’s impossible-to-pronounce word: Catania. Granted, it’s a little trickier than Palermo, but there was no excusing the verbal butchery that ensued. —blog.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
  2. 2.An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
  3. 3.The butchering of meat.
  4. 4.A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
  5. 5.A meat market

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