Arts & Literature Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Citations in the Category Arts & Literature

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read-alike n. If you enjoy a particular author’s work, we can check for what are called Read-Alikes. These are authors whose content and/or style are similar to those of other authors. We also have reading lists so that if you have read everything by one author in a genre and don’t know which other authors to try, we can give you a starting point. [English Arts & Literature] [full cite] (Feb. 28, 2008)

rephotography n. Klett had applied a technique called rephotography—replicating archival photos as closely as possible by shooting from the same spot, at the same time of year, and under similar conditions. [ Language English Subject Arts & Literature] [full cite] (Oct. 12, 2005)

reverse graffiti n. Paul Curtis aka Moose is no regular graffiti artist. In fact, he’s the reverse-graffiti artist. He created his street art by *cleaning* the dirt and grime off of surfaces! Authorities are baffled: is selective cleaning a crime? [English Arts & Literature] [full cite] (Jan. 15, 2007)

Rubikubism n. The artist known as Invader assembles multiple Rubik’s cubes to create elaborate mosaics, using the cubes’ coloured squares as tiles—or pixels—that make up a larger image. It’s a process he calls Rubikubism. [ Language English Register New or Nonce Subject Arts & Literature] [full cite] (Jan. 5, 2006)

salon-hang n. We’ve got them hanging eight-high along the walls—a “salon-hang,” as they call it—and it’s just chocka-block. [English Arts & Literature] [full cite] (Feb. 2, 2007)

scanlation n. Would “Fruits Basket”—a quirky romantic comedy about a young girl who becomes the housekeeper for a family whose members are cursed to transform into animals whenever they’re embraced by members of the opposite sex—have been picked up for U.S. release without its overwhelming popularity on scanlation sites? Possibly—but the built-in fan base scanlators provided has helped turn the series into one of TokyoPop’s best-selling titles. [Arts & Literature Entertainment Technology] [full cite] (Jun. 15, 2004)

scanlation n. Non so se ti riferisci alle stesse scanlation che ho io, ma le mie a tratti presentano una traduzione/adattamento a dir poco…fantasiosi. [Italy Arts & Literature Entertainment] [full cite] (Jun. 15, 2004)

scanlation n. ^_^ Lots of pretty fanarts to drool over. I also added some scanlations links. [English Arts & Literature Entertainment] [full cite] (Jun. 15, 2004)

scanlator n. Would “Fruits Basket”—a quirky romantic comedy about a young girl who becomes the housekeeper for a family whose members are cursed to transform into animals whenever they’re embraced by members of the opposite sex—have been picked up for U.S. release without its overwhelming popularity on scanlation sites? Possibly—but the built-in fan base scanlators provided has helped turn the series into one of TokyoPop’s best-selling titles. [Arts & Literature Entertainment Technology] [full cite] (Jun. 15, 2004)

scherenschnitte n. Jeri discovered paper cutting, or scherenschnitte in a book on early American art and she’s been doing it ever since. That’s right its called “scherenschnitte,” which is actually a German word for “scissor snipping.” [German Arts & Literature] [full cite] (Sep. 22, 2005)

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