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total squeakquel

total squeakquel

9.9
A sequel that copies the first film and is badly made
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : secuela mala
  • The new action movie is just a total squeakquel of the original, with nothing fresh to offer.

Examples

  • Fans were disappointed when the highly anticipated sequel turned out to be a total squeakquel.

  • Did you see that total squeakquel that just came out?

  • Critics agreed that the film was a total squeakquel, lacking innovation or excitement.

  • The latest movie was a total squeakquel and disappointed many fans.

  • Critics agreed that the film was a total squeakquel, lacking innovation or excitement.

  • Fans were disappointed when the highly anticipated sequel turned out to be a total squeakquel.

  • The new action movie is just a total squeakquel of the original, with nothing fresh to offer.

Synonyms

sequel
vstotal squeakquel
173 3.1

A book, film, or play that continues the story of an earlier one

is a negative label for a follow-up seen as unoriginal or badly made
retread
vstotal squeakquel
3 7.4

A new version of a film or show that copies an older one

refers to a follow-up that is unoriginal or poorly made rather than a remake
crappy sequel
vstotal squeakquel
  • NSFW
8.2

A later film that is poor and disappoints fans of the original

is a more neutral descriptive term for an unoriginal or poorly made follow-up

How Original

sequel
173 3.1
total squeakquel
  • Slang
9.9

Surface Forms

total squeakquel singular
total squeakquels plural

Morphology

total + squeakquel

“Squeakquel” is a creative nonce blend of “squeak” + “sequel” rather than a standard lexical item, so knowing the parts might only suggest a sequel involving squeaking characters. The specific evaluative sense “unoriginal or poorly made” is not derivable from the constituents and depends on cultural/punning knowledge, so a B1 learner would not predict that meaning.

Etymology

Total squeakquel is a playful blend of squeak, meaning a small, weak sound, and sequel, a follow-up movie. One popular story says the idea of a follow-up that only gives a little 'squeak' instead of a full new story shows it is 'unoriginal' or 'poorly made', so the phrase now means 'a sequel that is unoriginal or poorly made'.