soapedy n.— «Since premiering in August, the dramedy (or, “soapedy,” to use creator Josh Schwartz’s neologism) has welcomed millions of weekly viewers to Orange County, Calif. by punching up the ridiculous.» —“Why The O.C. became a hit” by Vinay...
AMW
n.— «We stopped to let some AMWs (actress-model-whatevers) cross the street from SkyBar toward Chateau Marmont.» —by Xeni Jardin BoingBoing May 5, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
tent pole n.— «It’s easy to see how big movies—called “tent poles” in industry parlance—can be big risks. “You can’t afford too many tent poles in a year,” said Jeff Sine, the global head of media at UBS Warburg.» —“H’Wood Mulls Big-Flick Costs” by...
retcon v.— «In the useful and fast-spreading parlance of comic book fans, Dijkstra has boldly “retconned” most of 20th century American art history. That is, he’s given it a new “retroactive continuity,” rewritten it so that a discarded early...
hypergonar n.— «Chrétien’s “hypergonar” adapters made use of an optical trick called anamorphosis, whereby a curved lens placed in front of an ordinary camera could squeeze a large field of vision into the frame. Another lens, affixed to the...