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plenty of gore

plenty of gore

7.2
A large amount of violent, bloody scenes in films or books
  • noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : mucha sangre
  • Fans of horror films often appreciate plenty of gore in the storyline.

Examples

  • He couldn't spill all the bloody details, but let's just say there will be plenty of gore.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The movie was filled with plenty of gore, making it unsuitable for younger viewers.

  • That each have the same title, both in color, both have plenty of gore...

    Blog text (3)

  • The novel included plenty of gore, depicting graphic scenes that shocked the readers.

Synonyms

blood and guts
vsplenty of gore
  • NSFW
3 7.5

Very violent scenes with much blood and injured bodies, or very strong bravery and determination

refers to a large amount of violent content in media rather than emotion

Surface Forms

plenty of gore singular
plenty of gores plural

Morphology

plenty + of + gore

The meaning is directly compositional: 'plenty' denotes a large quantity, 'of' marks that quantity, and 'gore' denotes bloody/violent content, so a learner who knows the constituents can derive 'a large amount of gore'. This quantity+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English grammar, making it transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Plenty of gore gives a clear image of lots of gore — meaning blood and guts shown in a story or film. That's why it means 'a large amount of violent or bloody content'.