Central Castingn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛntr(ə)l ˈkɑːstɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛntr(ə)l ˈkastɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛntr(ə)l ˈkæstɪŋ/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Central Casting.

Etymology: < the name of the Central Casting Corporation (later Central Casting).The organization was established by the major Hollywood studios in 1925 to provide a single, no-fee employment agency supplying extras and actors for minor roles; in 1976 it became a private company. Central Casting is a proprietary name.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

With allusive reference to the Hollywood agency Central Casting (see etymology): a notional organization imagined as supplying people to fill particular roles in a given situation, esp. people regarded as stereotypical or generic examples of certain character types. Esp. in (right, straight, etc.) out of Central Casting.

ΚΠ

1941 Washington Post 21 Sept. vi. 3/4 The aged codgers in the windows of the University Club looking as though they were types sent over from Central Casting specifically for the purpose.

1955 Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bull. 12 May 4/5 The new existentialist place in Greenwich Village, Cafe Bohemia, boasts..a clientele right out of Central Casting.

1991 Harper's Mag. May 64/1 A villain out of central casting, with nuclear ambitions and a weakness for poison gas.

2007 N. Rosen How to live Off-grid iv. 157 Adam was a commune-dwelling hippy from central casting.

B. adj.

Considered to be typical of an actor supplied by such an organization for a particular part; stereotypical, generic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > stereotype > [adjective]

stereotypical1949

Central Casting1971

1971 Flying Oct. 42/3 A photograph of a Central-Casting Oriental doing an ah-so bow.

1998 N.Y. Mag. 2 Feb. 53/1 Amis..makes Iron Mike a woman for novelty's sake, but otherwise she's a central-casting tough guy.

2006 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 8 Jan. [He] has a tough act to follow after Roberts, with his central-casting looks and charisma.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	central casting
释义	Central Castingn.adj. Brit. /ˌsɛntr(ə)l ˈkɑːstɪŋ/, /ˌsɛntr(ə)l ˈkastɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛntr(ə)l ˈkæstɪŋ/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Central Casting. Etymology: < the name of the Central Casting Corporation (later Central Casting).The organization was established by the major Hollywood studios in 1925 to provide a single, no-fee employment agency supplying extras and actors for minor roles; in 1976 it became a private company. Central Casting is a proprietary name. Originally U.S. A. n. With allusive reference to the Hollywood agency Central Casting (see etymology): a notional organization imagined as supplying people to fill particular roles in a given situation, esp. people regarded as stereotypical or generic examples of certain character types. Esp. in (right, straight, etc.) out of Central Casting. ΚΠ 1941 Washington Post 21 Sept. vi. 3/4 The aged codgers in the windows of the University Club looking as though they were types sent over from Central Casting specifically for the purpose. 1955 Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bull. 12 May 4/5 The new existentialist place in Greenwich Village, Cafe Bohemia, boasts..a clientele right out of Central Casting. 1991 Harper's Mag. May 64/1 A villain out of central casting, with nuclear ambitions and a weakness for poison gas. 2007 N. Rosen How to live Off-grid iv. 157 Adam was a commune-dwelling hippy from central casting. B. adj. Considered to be typical of an actor supplied by such an organization for a particular part; stereotypical, generic. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > stereotype > [adjective] stereotypical1949 Central Casting1971 1971 Flying Oct. 42/3 A photograph of a Central-Casting Oriental doing an ah-so bow. 1998 N.Y. Mag. 2 Feb. 53/1 Amis..makes Iron Mike a woman for novelty's sake, but otherwise she's a central-casting tough guy. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 8 Jan. [He] has a tough act to follow after Roberts, with his central-casting looks and charisma. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1941
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