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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magic Negro n. a real or fictional Black person who, especially in deference to White people, is perceived as non-threatening and servile, and appears to have a special ability to help White people. (posted Oct. 3, 2007) [full entry…]

MP3Jing n. the live mixing or playing of recorded music in a dance club or other public space using a portable digital audio device such as an Apple iPod. (posted Dec. 21, 2004) [full entry…]

MTA n. a model who takes up acting; a model-turned-actress/actor. (posted Aug. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

multi-hyphenate n. a person who has (or is known for having) several main occupations. Also attrib. (posted Jan. 26, 2006) [full entry…]

Nollywood n. the Nigerian film industry. (posted Mar. 17, 2005) [full entry…]

oil-spot v. to accidentally leave behind a member of a touring company or road show, especially in the form to get oil-spotted. (posted Nov. 20, 2006) [full entry…]

potato n. in professional wrestling, a real hit that injures, as opposed to an orchestrated, harmless one. (posted Oct. 14, 2004) [full entry…]

raincoat crowd n. an audience (of a film) mainly interested in prurient content. (posted Jun. 12, 2006) [full entry…]

receipt n. In professional wrestling, a payback, score-settling, or revenge taken for true physical injury or insult. (posted Jul. 21, 2004) [full entry…]

redwash n. a series of repeated victories of the Ferrari Formula 1 car racing team, with driver Michael Schumacher, to the exclusion of almost all other teams. (posted Jul. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

renderwall n. a bank or cluster of computers devoted to creating animation. (posted Oct. 28, 2004) [full entry…]

resume on a rope n. a backstage pass. (posted Jun. 5, 2004) [full entry…]

retcon v. to retroactively revise (a plot, storyline, character, event, history, etc.), usu. by reinterpreting past events, or by theorizing how the present would be different if past events had not happened or had happened differently. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

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

scanlation n. the translation of digitally scanned pages (of manga, a style of Japanese comic book, cartoon, and graphic novel); the translated works themselves. (posted Jun. 16, 2004) [full entry…]

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