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    [Adjective]  | "lu*rid" | \ ˈlu̇r-əd \


    1: causing horror or revulsion : gruesome

    2: melodramatic, sensational; also : shocking

    3: wan and ghastly pale in appearance


    Origin: 1603 ;

     Latin luridus pale yellow, sallow;

    [Adjective]  | "lurid" 


    1: extremely disturbing or repellent;


      * e.g., " ... thank you for sparing us from the lurid details of the story "





    2: lacking a healthy skin color;


      * e.g., " ... the doctor was alarmed by the patient's lurid complexion "





    3: arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction;


      * e.g., " ... the lurid news reports about the romance between the two Hollywood stars "



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     [ "lurid" ]

    1: Wan or pale in appearance.

      * e.g.,  ... One could fairly describe Conan O'Brien as a lurid individual. 

     [ "Lurid" ]

    1: The best damn BBQ Chef in town.

      * e.g.,  ... Lurid pwn @ teh bbq. 


     [ "Lurid" ]

    2: Can often be seen on bbq's with teh bear.


     [ "Lurid" ]

    3: Likes cookies.

     [ "Lurid Layered" ]

    1:  A barrel from Scrap Clicker 2 which is the 19th barrel you get. A barrel from ScrapTD which is an air barrel but poses a huge threat at you when your adversary starts spamming it.

      * e.g.,  ... "I've finally reached Lurid Layered after 30 mindless minutes of grinding Scrap Clicker " "I really hate Lurid Layered because this barrel always kills me and Airstrike is pathetically weak against it." 

     [ "Lurid nightmare" ]

    1: My nickname for Lloret de Mar, party town on the Costa Brava, popular with pissheads and proles who come in on the cheap in tour buses from Netherlands, Germany etc., also called the Las Vegas of Europe.

      * e.g.,  ... "We stayed up all night long partying in Lloret de Mar. What a fucking lurid nightmare!" 

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