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

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kick flick n. a martial arts movie. (posted Mar. 28, 2006) [full entry…]

listicle n. a (newspaper, magazine, web site, etc.) article consisting primarily of a list. (posted Oct. 8, 2004) [full entry…]

magalog n. a catalog-like magazine with an exceptional amount of advertising or product-focused articles. (posted May. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

noddy n. a reaction shot of an interviewer that is recorded and inserted into video or film to disguise edits or to give the impression that an interviewer is listening to an interviewee. (posted Jul. 24, 2007) [full entry…]

pap v. (of paparazzi or a press photographer) to take a photograph (of someone or something). (posted Jul. 17, 2007) [full entry…]

pipe v. to embellish, fabricate, or invent (information for a newspaper article). (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

qualoid n. a newspaper format roughly the size of a traditional tabloid, but with content similar to that of a broadsheet. (posted Nov. 12, 2004) [full entry…]

red light fever n. 1. excitement or unusual behavior when confronting a recording device, specifically: nervousness, giddiness, or talkativeness in front of a live microphone or video camera; the desiring or seeking of media attention. 2. in vehicles, a tendency to have a false start during a race; to run a red light. (posted Oct. 30, 2006) [full entry…]

respeaker n. in broadcasting, a person who renarrates, summarizes, or describes a television program for recording in preparation for subtitling. (posted Aug. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

roadblock n. a program broadcast simultaneously on more than one television channel. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

shoulder peak n. a period that precedes or follows regular peaks of heavy use or service, such as in television viewing or electricity consumption. (posted Jul. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

soapedy n. a television show that combines elements of a daytime drama and a comedy. (posted May. 19, 2004) [full entry…]

spadia n. a page wrapped around the spine of a periodical or one of its sections so as to appear as a narrow flap or partial page. (posted Nov. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

standfirst n. in British journalism, introductory or summary information above a newspaper article; a kicker (U.S.); a précis. (posted Oct. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

stripping n. a programming technique of broadcasting the same television show, or type of show, in the same time slot on successive nights. (posted May. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

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