ventilator
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “ventilator” mean?
A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.
Is “ventilator” formal or informal?
ventilator is generally slang.