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

Citations in the Category Entertainment

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tent pole n. Megan McTavish, the show’s head writer, said she was most astonished that fans elevated Bianca into one of the serial’s “tent poles”—soap parlance for characters who hold enormous sway with viewers. [English Entertainment Television] [full cite] (Feb. 24, 2005)

theatre sports n.pl. If the interview was any indication,one can expect Actorlympics TV to be one awesomely funny show. Based on what is known as “theatre sports,” the show features a group of actors playing games for which they have to make everything up—the scenarios, jokes, characters, storylines and even songs—on the spot. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2008)

throap n. Besides the thriller element, the serial also delves into the personal relationships of Ranvir with his ex-fiancee Kinnari and Meghana, a researcher who works with him. For want of a word to describe his serial, Singh has coined a new word “throap,” which is a mix of a soap and a thriller. [English Entertainment Television New or Nonce] [full cite] (Jul. 11, 2006)

through-line n. Actresses are constantly constructing new characters, and when they’re not in costume on a set or a stage, they’re typically in jeans or something nondescript. In going from role to role, she said, “It’s easy to lose your personal through-line.” [English Arts & Literature Entertainment] [full cite] (Oct. 25, 2007)

thug-love duet n. This summer brings a wild array of contenders, upholding or overturning thug-love precedent. The charts are full of couples: some make rash promises, some trade boasts, some simply flirt. One performer has found a way to record a thug-love duet without any help; at the other end of the spectrum is a group effort starring one woman and no fewer than 14 men. [English Entertainment Hip-Hop Music] [full cite] (Jun. 1, 2006)

tit singer n. His father, Robert Alda, worked in burlesque as what was known as “the tit singer”—he sang at the side of the stage while chorus girls danced and stripped. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Feb. 14, 2006)

tivodultery n. One of my favorite neologisms is “tivodultery,” coined earlier today, at my request, by my friend James. It describes the act of watching a TV program on your own when you normally watch it with your spouse. [English Entertainment Television New or Nonce] [full cite] (May. 24, 2007)

TMZ n. TMZ, named for the 30-mile zone around Hollywood that is mentioned in some film-union contracts, will mix breaking entertainment news and gossip with a database of information and video about celebrities. [ Class Acronym Language English Place United States California Subject Entertainment] [full cite] (Nov. 14, 2005)

top and tail v. The big surprise at the moment is the success of Seven’s The World Around Us on Sunday nights hosted by Lisa McCune. It’s really “topped and tailed” in TV parlance. She just reads some scripts in a studio in front of a flat that can take a digital graphic. An editor and producer “tops and tails” the segments and intros and the end. And off it goes to rate between 1.2 million and 1.6 million viewers on Sunday night. [Australia Entertainment Media Television] [full cite] (May. 26, 2004)

totty shot n. The Totty Shots. Lest I be accused of sexism here, that is the unofficial slang term for the shot of a woman in the crowd used to spice up TV coverage. [English United Kingdom Entertainment Media] [full cite] (Jun. 11, 2004)

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