performal
adj.— «“There’s a macho performal nature that some of these people crave,” she said. “And what better a performance than the blood and guts of butchery?”» —“Young Idols With Cleavers Rule the Stage” by Kim Severson New York Times July 9, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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