MP3Jing n.— «Welcome to No Wax—the UK’s first MP3Jing evenings, where ordinary punters get the chance to publicly show off the music stored inside their MP3 players.» —“Turning the digital tables” by Julie Clothier in London CNN Dec. 20, 2004...
fandamentalist n.— «Fandamentalists. (noun, pl.); fans who violently believe the only valid interpretation of any entertainment source is a dogmatic adherence to their favorite version of that source. Any change to the smallest detail is inherently...
coaptation n.— «Mr. Gordon calls his staging a “coaptation” of the play—a neologism suggesting a little co-opting and a little adapting. In truth, the balance is tipped in favor of co-opting, with unrewarding results.» —“A Couple Playing a Couple...
eventize n.— «Feldstein and Peter Staddon often used a word I would hear a lot around Los Angeles: “eventize.” As in, “We really need to eventize the hell out of this release.”» —“Box Office in a Box” by Jon Gertner New York Times Nov. 14, 2004...
tent pole n.— «A studio like Fox usually works on dozens of DVD’s at a time—from minor television shows to $100 million-plus “tent poles” meant to draw everyone in and that entail a marketing blitz mapped out long beforehand.» —“Box Office in a...
inter-sploosie n.— «A punter “squeezing” a sequential threesome in hearts, along with a disposable “bush-card” and the ten, queen and king of clubs, requiring only the jack in that suit to “sing” rummy. He finds it at next dip and, springing to his...