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

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Barmuda Triangle n. “Think of all the empty parking spaces at Perry’s and the Bermuda Triangle."…Or, as a friend calls it, the BARmuda Triangle. For latecomers, that’s at Fillmore and Greenwich, where people disappear overnight if they don’t watch out. [English Entertainment Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2007)

Barmuda Triangle n. Party animals should venture into the so-called Barmuda Triangle, the center of UTEP student dissipation, just north of University Avenue on Mesa. The triangle consists of three clean joints serving alcoholic beverages, sandwiches and the like. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2007)

barmuda triangle n. DeVerniero opened Pauly’s Pub & Grill at 119 N. Broadway in February 1997, saying that the six bars in a two block “barmuda triangle” downtown would feed off each other and foster night life in the downtown. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2007)

barmuda triangle n. Free Internet access has been made available locally at Macleod’s and Preservation Pub on Market Square and, most recently, the Downtown Grill and Brewery on Gay Street, installations locals refer to as the “barmuda triangle.” [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2007)

barmuda triangle n. They park half a block from the press club…part of the Barmuda Triangle [three really divey bars in downtown sacramento if you care]. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2007)

barmuda triangle n. It reminded me of Vienna, where at a couple of bars in the barmuda triangle, everyone sang to a good song. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2007)

be daredeviled v. phr. During the last negotiation for the Independent Production Agreement, in 2001, 20th Century Fox claimed the studio canceled plans to shoot the Ben Affleck action flick Daredevil in Montreal and relocated it to Hollywood. “It created a big turmoil, and what we found out later was that that production never intended on leaving Los Angeles,” Waddell said. “We have a term for what they’re doing now: It’s called ‘being daredeviled.’” [English Entertainment Movies New or Nonce] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2007)

beauty shot n. Beauty shots: Generic external views of the stadium or host city, often shot from a blimp. [English United States Entertainment Media Sports & Recreation Television] [full cite] (May. 30, 2004)

beauty shot n. Once the game started, it was all about business, seamlessly blending live shots and instant replays, graphics and “beauty shots,” which is jargon for views of the stadium or home city during a game. [English United States Entertainment Media Sports & Recreation Television] [full cite] (May. 30, 2004)

beer pong n. Urban Outfitters stocks a popular beer pong kit called Bombed and boxed sets of rules for other games. In January, thousands of players are expected at the first World Series of Beer Pong, sponsored by a beer pong accessories company and held on the outskirts of—where else?—Las Vegas. [ Language English Subject Entertainment Food & Drink] [full cite] (Oct. 16, 2005)

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