swede
v.— «You too can be sweded!…Where the movie concerns two bumbling friends (Jack Black and Mos Def) remaking a host of Hollywood movies after accidentally erasing the entire contents of their video shop, the website takes the same tack with the internet. So you control a cursor on a bit of string and most of the interweb appears to be made of wood and paper. It’s hard to explain, but go check it out. You can also drop yourself into covers for movies like Lord of the Rings and The Golden Compass.» —“Be Kind Rewind Official Site Opens” Empire Nov. 23, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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