# catastroscope

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A catastrophe

## Etymology
Blend of catastrophe + -scope. Associated with comedian Jimmy Durante by the 1940s, and the Jennings books of Anthony Buckeridge in the 1950s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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