Media Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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burn off v. VQT pins its slender hopes on seven unseen episodes of “Brooklyn Bridge” that CBS plans to air (“burn off” in TV lingo) sometime after the first of the year. [English Entertainment Media Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 15, 2005)

burn off v. The summer season, used primarily to burn off reruns, failed series pilots and documentaries, is becoming more important as a possible springboard for freshman series that had modest ratings in the regular season. [English Entertainment Media Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 15, 2005)

burn-off v. In TV lingo, networks “burn off” episodes of rejected series after the official prime-time season ends in May.…The burnoff season also provides a bonus for viewers, giving them a fresh alternative to the nightly diet of reruns. Sometimes the final burned-off episodes of a high-quality, low-rated series. [English Entertainment Media Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 15, 2005)

burn-off theater v. Burn-Off Theater…the presentation of shelved losers and leftovers, ie. making use of pilots that didn’t go. Fox president G. Berman: “Summer isn’t just for Burn-Off Theater anymore.” [English Entertainment Media Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 14, 2005)

butterfly gate n. The insert was among several in the Nov. 15 issue, celebrating the magazine’s 40th anniversary. All the inserts were what the industry calls butterfly gates—ad pages on the outside, which unfold to reveal pages of articles inside. [English Advertising Media Jargon] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2007)

butterfly lighting n. I usually place my beauty dish as close to the model as I can. Why? Because the closer the light is to your subject, the softer the light. My dish is placed high above the face, angled down on it at about a 45 degree angle. It also can be placed directly centered above the model’s face. This is normally referred to as “paramount” lighting. It got its name from Paramount Studios. This lighting was used constantly as a female “glamour” light. Remember the old Hollywood portraits made famous by photographers like George Hurrell? He used this lighting to accent the cheekbones and give a broad look to a narrow face. It is also sometimes referred to as “butterfly lighting” because of the small butterfly shadow under the nose. [English Arts & Literature Media Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 28, 2008)

cagatinta n. He directs the reputed cultural magazine of the institution and with 84 years of age he goes every day to the bank, from which he retired after 37 years of work. But these are things that the miserable cagatintas [“ink shiters” in our colorful parlance] that make “aporrea” do not understand and never will. [Spanish Media] [full cite] (May. 2, 2004)

cammer n. Cammers are specialized warez members who record first-run movies with concealed camcorders and then place them on Internet servers after removing data that could be traced. [English Media Movies Technology] [full cite] (Aug. 5, 2005)

Canada point n. Canada points—Points such as at 42, 125, Streets, Union Sq. etc. where newspapers dealers may obtain supplies from a seller stations at points. [English Media] [full cite] (May. 13, 2005)

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