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

Citations in the Category Entertainment

Entertainment, the music biz, Hollywood, actors, movies, recreation, games and gaming, amusements, or anything purchased as a form of casual diversion. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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canine freestyle n. Coming up this Saturday…Joan Tennille on “canine freestyle dancing.” There will also be a pet fashion show. I am not making this up! [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Entertainment Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2004)

canto-pop n. Canto-pop refers to hits sung in Cantonese, the Chinese dialect that is widely spoken in Hong Kong. [English Malaysia Entertainment Music] [full cite] (Jul. 24, 2004)

catalog musical n. It highlights the challenges faced by writers of so-called catalog, or jukebox, musicals, an increasingly popular form of show in which a new story is woven around existing hit songs. [English Entertainment Music] [full cite] (Feb. 14, 2005)

catass v. You might think I’m catassing, but I really just play for about 2-3hrs in the evening, and a bit more at weekends. [English Entertainment Technology] [full cite] (Jul. 9, 2005)

Catmull-Rom spline n. Catmull invented texture mapping (the way to make digital surfaces “pour” over objects), the Z-buffer (an algorithm that tracks the virtual distance between pixels and a viewer, now standard in most personal computers and games), and the Catmull-Rom spline (another algorithm that creates curves along multiple points, producing irregular motion that mimics the way living things really move). [Entertainment Media] [full cite] (May. 28, 2004)

celebrity colonialism n. This Western security force is not a US or European army plundering Namibia’s natural resources or threatening to topple its government. It is the security entourage of one Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the celebrity couple better known for living it up in LA than slumming it in Namibia. They reportedly wanted their first child to be born in Namibia because the country is “the cradle of human kind” and it would be a “special” experience…. And it seems that no security measure is too stringent in the name of making Ms Jolie feel special. Welcome to the new celebrity colonialism. [English Entertainment New or Nonce] [full cite] (Jun. 11, 2006)

celebrity seeding n. The term “Celebrity Product Placement” is used to describe several related techniques, but its definition applies to each: free products are distributed to celebrities in expectation of a promotional benefit. Unlike the more overt, paid-for endorsement, it offers a distinct advantage. It can appear like a product choice made on individual preference.…Most companies that attempt celebrity seeding fail. [English Entertainment Marketing] [full cite] (Nov. 16, 2006)

celebrity wrangling n. The concept of paying a star or celebrity wrangling as it’s known in the business is on the increase. “These days, even minor stars expect to be paid to turn up to events,” said one source. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Oct. 11, 2006)

charactercedural n. Wolf has even coined a new word to describe his new show: it’s a “charactercedural” as opposed to the police and court procedurals for which he’s become famous. [English Entertainment New or Nonce] [full cite] (Mar. 5, 2006)

chase card n. Some avid collectors purchase large numbers of card packs in an attempt to find one of the elusive inserts, they also have been referred to as “chase” cards. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jul. 2, 2005)

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