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A similar term to “snowpocalypse” is “snowmageddon” (snow + Armageddon).
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Urban Dictionary
snowpocalypse
Intense, “the sky is falling” reaction to predictions of a winter storm, frequently used in areas not accustomed to snow.
“Stay tuned for more details and what to expect from Seattle Snowpocalypse ‘08.”
by The Gidge December 20, 2008
Urban Dictionary
snowpocalypse
word of the day: February 09, 2010
snow + apocalypse = snowpocalypse
When weathermen predict large amounts of snowfall in a short period of time.
Clint: Dude, I heard on the weather channel you had a snowpocalypse last night in your area
Paul: Naw, just a couple inches, the weather man is an idiot.
by Double JJ Jimbo Jones January 29, 2009
OCLC WorldCat record
Adventures of the swamp yankee : snowpocalypse 2011.
Author: Sarah Penello
Publisher: Pembroke Pines, FL : Swamp Yankee Press, Winter/spring 2011.
Series: Adventures of the swamp yankee, vol. 1, no. 1.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : Fiction : English
Database: WorldCat
Summary:
Sarah, a southerner living in New York City, writes about going to a riot grrrl concert during the snowpocalypse blizzard of 2011. She also encounters bedbugs and the mysterious Bushwick Beast. She includes fiction, quotations and illustrations.
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