Jozi-H
n.— «Jozi-H, in case you aren’t aware, is the hip new phrase for Johannesburg.» —“South Africa meets Hollywood North” by Gayle MacDonald Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) May 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
eat up the camera v. phr.— «Thunder Mountain media is currently conducting a talent search for Native American men and women between the ages of 18 and 50 that, as they say in Hollywood, “eat up the camera.” The producers say they are looking for...
chitlin circuit n.— «Some postulate that the phenomenal success of “Diary” is a logical outgrowth of the wild popularity of the “chitlin circuit” of gospel plays, one of which provided the basis for the movie, a crude spoof of 1970’s “Diary of a...
cowboy v.— «Before returning to acting, he said, he will go on a long, unplanned road trip, “cowboying,” as he called it.» —“Blake not guilty of murder” by Jesse Hiestand Hollywood Reporter (California) Mar. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
Nollywood n. the Nigerian film industry. Etymological Note: Patterned after Hollywood (the American film industry), Bollywood (the Indian film industry), and Lollywood (the Pakistani film industry). (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Patel shot
n.— «Ok, here’s me with the Hollywood sign in the background—a “Patel shot,” as Indraneel calls it ;)» —“San Diego-LA trip 001r” by Satyen Kale Satyen Kale @ Princeton U. June 14, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)