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- noun Dated form of
train wreck .
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Examples
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The recent success of several television shows dealing with the issue of hoarding is due to what I call the train-wreck effect.
David Mizejewski: It's Easy to Hate Animal Hoarders David Mizejewski 2011
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I'd like to think we could show how we really feel about this vile brand of train-wreck TV and just ignore these overexposed narcissists, but as Jersey Shore's ratings remind us every week, sensation sells, no matter how degrading.
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After all, even my budding actress does not want to end up like these train-wreck teenage stars.
D. Yvette Shirey: Life Lessons From the Radio D. Yvette Shirey 2011
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After all, even my budding actress does not want to end up like these train-wreck teenage stars.
D. Yvette Shirey: Life Lessons From the Radio D. Yvette Shirey 2011
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We believe this is a solid alternative to a regulatory train-wreck of conflicting standards across different agencies and states.
Wonk Room » Auto Industry Applauds Obama’s New Fuel Economy Standard 2009
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A true story, told from the perspective of Colin Clark Eddie Redmayne, a lowly production assistant on the set who is thrown into Monroe's orbit, the film stars Michelle Williams as the incandescent train-wreck Marilyn and Kenneth Branagh as the grumpy Shakespearean.
The Short List 2011
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I cannot and will not speak to whether Charlie Sheen is or is not a train-wreck as some commentators have suggested.
Amy Spies: Charlie Sheen: 'Network 2011'? Amy Spies 2011
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Unfortunately it soon became apparent that I'm not very good at being normal and by my 28th birthday, the businesses were gone, my romantic life was a multiple train-wreck; I was broke, bored, tired of London and -- yeah -- tired of life.
Paul Carr: The Strip Diary, Day Ten: I Don't Understand Why the Whole World Doesn't Live in Hotels Paul Carr 2011
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I cannot and will not speak to whether Charlie Sheen is or is not a train-wreck as some commentators have suggested.
Amy Spies: Charlie Sheen: 'Network 2011'? Amy Spies 2011
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Two weeks after his train-wreck performance on America's Got Talent, the man to whom everything is a domino, Kinetic King, was able to pull off his act as intended when he was brought back for Tuesday's wild-card round.
VIDEO: The Kinetic King Makes a Triumphant Comeback on America's Got Talent 2011
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