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As a follow up to the AcroH'w'dPhobia Variety Edition test, below is a selection of some of the crazier lingo coined by the big V. There's a whole section in the Hollywood ASST rap dedicated to making fun of this very thing...
So let's see how many of these you recognize! (Answers are in the comments section)
• Col (also Colpix) - Damn I need me some hot Col coffee to get me going in the Ayem.
• Eye web - Did you check out the Stinson fam last night on the Eye web?
• Frog web - I'm still 50/50 on the loss of the Frog web, but now we can drink to Megan Smith's eyebrows on the Cdub! (yes i did just make up my own lingo)
• (the) Lion (also Leo) - Rawr went the Lion cub.
• Mouse (also Mouse House) - Really? This one you should know. Or if you REALLY can't figure it out, you have no soul.
• Par - What what? I made Par? Golf's never been so great!
• Peacock web - Chime Chime Chime. Peacock web time!
• Alphabet web - ABCDEFG now I know my Alphabet web.
• U - Umbrella, Ukraine University, U what?
• ankle - Oh shit, that dirty dancing last night seriously screwed up my ankle.
• ayem - ?ayem? Amen.
• Beertown - You don't want to know what happened last night in Beertown. Let me just say it involved a sushi chef, a leather belt, an inflatable sheep, and some wasabi mixed with sour cream stuffed in a very unpleasent location.
• bird - I shagged some random bird last night.
• blurb - Jot down a quick blurb when you get a chance as I'm way too lazy to read the whole thing.
• chantoosie - Choo Choo Chantoosie!
• Chi (also Chitown) - I'll have a Chi Latte please?
• confab - Give you a hint... LAConfab nope, that probably didn't help much, but made you laugh, eh?
• crix - Jimminy Crix-et
• ducats - Ducats like to swim? NO, they hate the watah!
• feevee - Mommy, I'm not feeling so well... I have a feevee!
• helm - Helm? Isn't that part of a ship?
• horse opera - I'll give up drinking when the Horses sing!
• hotsy - Girl looks so fine, she's so hotsy!
• HUT - If I were me, but poor, I'd live in a HUT on the beach, probably be skinner and have a tan.
• infopike - infopike? intraweb? these aren't real words.
• kudocast - Kudos to the cast of How I Met Your Mother. I love you guys!
• legit - This shit is legit!
• legs - That bird has some very nice legs.
• meller - Seriously? You need to meller out... way too high strung right now.
• mitting - Wanna go outside, play a little catch and mitting?
• mogul - Those moguls were fierce, I nearly faceplanted 4 times skiing down that double black.
• moppet - Cinderella would you kindly grab the moppet and start cleaning this filthy floor?
• nitery - Nitery nite nite, sleep tight!
• chopsocky - Does this seem offensive to anyone? Just a little perhaps?
• ozoner - You're killing the ozoner with all your pollution!
• payola - Purple Crayola? Payola?
• percenter (also tenpercenter) - So tax is how big a percenter taken out of my paycheck?
• pour - Pour some sugar on it!
• preem - Tonight is going to be a mad night out on the town, we need loads of time to preem!
• prexy (also prez) - You can be my prexy for the night.
• scribbler - Scribbler, Scrabbler, shall we doodle some more?
• shingle - I think my friend got the shingles from partying way too hard.
• shutter - I'd love to have a little house with ocean blue shutters
• skein - Youuurrr voice is sooo irritating, it grates on myyy skeeein.
• sock (also socko) - What are you doing with my sock? Ewwwe why is it all sticky?
• sprocket opera - Yeah I don't really have something witty to say.
• 30-mile zone - Blast zone from Hiroshima?
• tubthump - Wasn't this a song about drinking so much you hit the floor?
• tyro - Tyro-sauras Rex!
• veep (also veepee, VP) - VEEP! VEEP VEEP!
• wicket - Sounds like a game they'd play in Harry Potter.
• zitcom - Her acne is flaring up again, get her some zitcom, stat!
There are plenty more in Variety's Slanguage Dictionary... if you have the time/patience to read through them!
• Col (also Colpix) -- Columbia Pictures; "Alan Smithee had a three-pic deal at Col before he inked with Paramount."
ReplyDelete• Eye web -- the CBS television network; "The Eye web ranked third place in the most recent Nielsen ratings."
• Frog web -- the WB television network, named for its mascot, a dancing frog from a Looney Tunes cartoon. "The Frog features all the hottest new shows, like 'Gilmore Girls.'"
• (the) Lion (also Leo) -- Variety-ese for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) Studios, so referred to because of the company's legendary "Leo the Lion" logo; "A spokesman for the Lion declined to comment on the deal."
• Mouse (also Mouse House) -- the Walt Disney Co. or any division thereof, a reference to the company's most famous animated character, Mickey Mouse; "The Mouse's music division is reuniting with talent manager Alan Smithee on a joint-venture label."
• Par -- Paramount; "The director maintains offices on the Par lot."
• Peacock web -- the NBC television network, named for its colorful mascot; "Must-See TV has been a highly successful promotional campaign for the Peacock web."
• Alphabet web -- the ABC television network; "The Alphabet web came in second in last week's Nielsens race."
• U -- Universal Pictures (compare to U., which refers to a university); "Barry Diller has just finalized a deal to acquire U's TV operations."
• ankle -- A classic (and enduring) Variety term meaning to quit or be dismissed from a job, without necessarily specifying which; instead, it suggests walking; "Alan Smithee has ankled his post as production prexy at U."
• ayem -- A Variety coinage meaning morning (a.m.); "Barbara Walters is producing a new ayem skein for ABC."
• Beertown -- Variety slanguage for Milwaukee, Wisconsin; "Beertown is the final stop on the current 'Show Boat' tour."
• bird -- A Variety term for satellite; "The proposed channel would be carried by an Asian bird to be launched next spring."
• blurb -- TV commercial; "Ridley Scott started his career directing blurbs."
• chantoosie -- female singer (chanteuse); "Chantoosie Barbra Streisand has a warm and sharp set of pipes." (See also, thrush)
• Chi (also Chitown) -- Chicago; "The Goodman Theatre in Chi has spawned a number of today's more accomplished actors."
• confab -- convention or professional gathering; "TV programming execs gather annually at the NATPE confab."
• crix -- critics; "While the director's last film was a flop with auds, the crix were in his corner."
• ducats -- tickets; "Scalpers were selling Rolling Stones ducats for as much as $500 apiece."
• feevee -- pay TV; "The film will play feevee before going to the broadcast webs."
• helm -- (v.) to direct a film or TV program; helmer(n.) a director; "Alan Smithee is the DGA-approved pseudonym for a helmer who wants to remove his or her name from the project."
• horse opera -- Western film; "John Carradine appeared in a numerous horse operas throughout his career."
• hotsy -- strong performance at the box office; "The Devil's Advocate" made a hotsy bow last weekend."
• HUT -- Homes Using Television, a common television industry term for households watching TV; "HUT levels are traditionally down during the summer."
• infopike -- information superhighway (Internet); "The studio has formed a new division to develop projects for the infopike."
• kudocast -- Variety term for an awards show; "The Academy Awards is typically the highest-rated kudocast of the year."
• legit -- legitimate (live) theater. The term seeks to differentiate serious theater (think Shakespeare, think O'Neill) from vaudeville or burlesque; "Choreographer Michael Kidd distinguished himself in legit before working in pictures."
• legs -- stamina at the box office; "The film opened big but rival distribs are dubious about its legs."
• meller -- melodrama; "The company is in pre-production on a meller about a blind woman held hostage on a New York City subway."
• mitting -- applause; "Bob Dylan's surprise appearance at the benefit provoked heavy mitting from the crowd."
• mogul -- the head of a major studio or communications company; from the title of the all-powerful emperors of India; "Media moguls Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner have engaged in some heated verbal sparring of late."
• moppet -- child, especially child actor; "Elizabeth Taylor is one of the few moppets who made the transition to adult star."
• nitery -- a nightclub; "Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick recently reunited for a nitery gig in New York."
• chopsocky -- a martial arts film; "Chopsocky star Chuck Norris will make a guest appearance on 'Seinfeld' this season."
• ozoner -- drive-in movie theater; "The few ozoners that remain operational in the U.S. are in most cases doing double-duty as flea markets." (See also: hardtop, passion pit)
• payola -- bribery or under-the-table payments; "The proliferation of payola rocked the music industry in the 1950s."
• percenter (also tenpercenter) -- agent; "Mike Ovitz was a percenter before becoming a talent manager."
• pour -- cocktail party; "Universal held a pour for the press in New York to promote its upcoming release."
• preem -- (n.) an opening-night or premiere performance; (v.) to show a completed film for the first time; "Several of the pic's stars were on hand for the preem" or "The pic will preem Dec. 18."
• prexy (also prez) -- president; "The studio has no plans to fill the prexy post in the wake of the exec's resignation."
• scribbler -- writer; "Neil Simon was a TV scribbler before becoming a playwright." Also "scribe."
• shingle -- A small business, often set up by an actor or established player at a larger company; "Tom Green has launched production shingle Bob Green Films."
• shutter -- to close a legitimate play or musical; "Moose Murders" shuttered on Broadway the night it opened."
• skein -- a TV series; "It is not known whether ABC will renew the skein for next season."
• sock (also socko) -- very good (usually refers to box office performance); " 'My Best Friend's Wedding' has done socko B.O." (See also, boff, whammo)
• sprocket opera -- film festival; "The actor plans to attend the annual Sundance sprocket opera next year."
• 30-mile zone -- Within a union-defined 30-mile radius (often measured from the Beverly Center in West Hollywood), a production company can shoot without paying travel expenses or a per-diem. Not coined by Variety.
• tubthump -- to promote or draw attention to; from the ancient show business custom of actors wandering the streets banging on tubs to drum up business; "Disney is planning a big parade to tubthump the opening of its new release."
• tyro -- in general, someone new to a field or activity; in Variety, a first-time director, writer, etc.; "Written by tyro scribes Dan Wilson and David Gilbreth, pic is the story of two genius brothers."
• veep (also veepee, VP) -- vice president; "Alan Smithee has been named marketing veep at TriStar."
• wicket -- box office (usually foreign); "Queues are forming at the wickets for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical."
• zitcom -- a television comedy aimed at teenagers.