nooblet n.— «I was a young nooblet and probably should have let it slide but instead I snuck into her office and opened up her Macintosh’s word editing software with the intent of some lil’ bastardry. I found the option to replace a...
frankenbite n. in the making of reality television shows, several recorded clips edited seamlessly together. Etymological Note: Frankenstein’s monster + sound bite. Franken is a classic portmanteau word that, no matter where it is attached, connotes...
Frankenbite n.— «Writers also splice together comments to create story lines and manufacture drama. In industry parlance, it’s an editing process known as “Frankenbite.”» —“Reality Show Writers Seek...
bastard n. a (large) tool with a rough side or edge used for smoothing or shaping. Editorial Note: A curiosity of the LOTJ editing process is that the first citation listed for it came before the second: somewhere, the definition was expanded but...
Tetris edit v.— «Like my editor, you have probably already grasped that Tetris editing involves moving a chunk of story—a quote, a tip, an anecdote, even just a well-turned phrase—further and further down the length of the piece, trying...
standfirst n. in British journalism, introductory or summary information above a newspaper article; a kicker (U.S.); a précis. Editorial Note: Sometimes wrongly used as a synonym with lead (or lede), which is part of the article whereas a...