Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
An extremely ugly person.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo date someone who one finds unattractive but potentially a good partner; to engage in Shrekking.
From the fictional ogre Shrek, created by the American author William Steig for his 1990 picture book Shrek! and popularized by the DreamWorks computer-animated movie franchise, whose name derives from Yiddish שרעק (shrek, “fright”).
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- Derivation mentionשרעקyi · fright
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