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penny dreadful

noun

Chiefly British.
plural penny dreadfuls.
  1. a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.

penny-dreadful

noun

  1. informal.
    a cheap, often lurid or sensational book or magazine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of penny dreadful1

First recorded in 1870–75

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