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(originally derogatory, now usually historical) A cheap paperback book, particularly those concerning lurid depictions of crime in the Victorian era.

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penny dreadful

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I watched a penny dreadful last night.

意味（1）

They can read the ‘penny dreadful’, but they cannot darn their stockings or mend their shoes.

意味（2）

(originally derogatory, now usually historical) Pulp fiction: stories written in the lurid style of the penny dreadfuls.