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

Entries 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 citations assigned to this category.

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AMW n. a (pretty) woman whose career derives in some way from her appearance. (posted May. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

babyface turn n. in professional wrestling, a change of allegiance or attitude by a wrestler, usually from bad to good. (posted Jul. 18, 2004) [full entry…]

barmuda triangle n. a concentration of bars or nightclubs on a street, at an intersection, or in a neighborhood. (posted Jan. 17, 2007) [full entry…]

bottle show n. an installment of a television series that is set in a single location or is filmed on pre-existing stage sets. Also bottle episode. (posted Dec. 19, 2006) [full entry…]

burn off v. in entertainment television, to broadcast un-aired episodes of a canceled program. (posted Feb. 15, 2005) [full entry…]

chicken-in-a-basket n. in attributive uses, connoting unsophisticated, unfashionable, or unoriginal entertainment, especially in a remote or rustic environment; in the form chicken-in-a-basket circuit, a series of performances by an unpopular or unfashionable group or entertainer at remote, small, or undesirable locations or events. (posted Aug. 29, 2005) [full entry…]

cookie n. a screen, board, card, or cloth, cut with shapes or holes, used to throw a light pattern when shooting film or television; the light pattern thrown by such a device. (posted Jun. 5, 2004) [full entry…]

D-girl n. a (junior) film industry executive who considers scripts for further development into funded movie productions. (posted Sep. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

eat up the camera v. phr. in movies, to be appealing or engaging on screen. (posted May. 4, 2005) [full entry…]

ego ramp n. a proscenium, catwalk, runway, or stage spur which extends into or over an audience. (posted Sep. 2, 2004) [full entry…]

fan service n. a feature, inside joke, or obscure reference included in entertainment primarily to please a core fan group, or a work of entertainment expressly created for that purpose; (hence) in anime and manga, visuals which include nude or semi-nude figures. (posted Sep. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

farmer n. in role-playing video games, a player who accumulates in-game wealth rather than participate in game play. (posted Dec. 29, 2005) [full entry…]

ferret legging n. an endurance test or stunt in which ferrets are trapped in pants worn by a participant. (posted Aug. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

fourwall v. to pay for the right to entertain at a theatre or on a stage. (posted Oct. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

frankenbite n. in the making of reality television shows, several recorded clips edited seamlessly together. (posted Nov. 30, 2005) [full entry…]

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