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1. infomoron (ĭn'fō-môr'ŏn')
- a. (n.) An infomercial stand-in specialized in the task of showing the audience just how difficult commonplace tools or equipment can be to use, giving them ample reason to buy the new product. A certified professional will often demonstrate low manual dexterity, confusion with simple tasks, and a disastrous storage system that leaves them unable to locate the things they need.
Example: Let's watch the infomoron unsuccessfully staple papers together.
2. irritainment (ĭr'ĭ-tān'mənt)
- a. (n.) Entertainment that makes one irritated.
Example: I hate irritainment like the OJ trial and all those reality shows.
3. mediacracy (mē'dē-ə-krə-sē)
- a. (n.) Government, usually indirectly, by the popular media; often a result of democracy going awry. A system in which politicians stop thinking and begin listening exclusively to the media regarding what the important issues are and what they should do about them.
4. orbituary (ôr'bĭch'ōō-ěr'ē)
- a. (n.) Worldwide coverage of a person's death.
Example: I enjoy spending my mornings watching the orbituary of the Pope, Princess Diana, Ronald Reagan, Anna Nicole Smith and others.
5. soapboxiomatic (sōp-bŏk'sē-ə-māt'ĭk)
- a. (adj.) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a speaker giving a speech without proof or evidence to back up his/her argument.
Example: The President has soapboxiomatic tendencies when it comes to his position on the War in Iraq.
6. superflugraph (su-pûr'flü-grăf)
- a. (n.) Meaningless pictures taken just to use up the end of the roll.
7. yippideehooha (yĭp'ĭ-dē-hü'hä)
- a. (n.) The ruckus of media provided excitement, commentary, interviews and highlights which follow the winning of any major sports championship. Similarly: (pl.) yippideehoohas, yippideeprehas (fanfare preceding the big game), yippideeposthas.
Example: We don't need to listen to anymore of this yippideehooha. We already know who won the game. - b. (n.) The media excitement over any major news event and the continued 'coverage' that ensues.
- c. (n.) The excessive media coverage on a news event that is of extremely low importance.
Example: Today, a Springfield man lost his cat. We will be giving you 'up-to-the-minute' continued coverage of this story as more information unfolds.
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