silly seasonn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪlɪ ˌsiːzn/, U.S.

/ˈsɪli ˌsiz(ə)n/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silly adj., season n.

Etymology: < silly adj. + season n.

Originally British.

A period (typically in late summer and early autumn) when newspapers (and other media) often cover trivial material because of a lack of more important news. Also in extended use.In the United Kingdom, the supposed lack of important news is a result of Parliament's summer recess in August and September, along with similar breaks at other institutions. In the southern hemisphere, the term is applied to the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

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society > communication > journalism > [noun] > months where there is lack of real news

silly season1861

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > time of

silly season1861

1861 Sat. Rev. 13 July 37/2 We have, however, observed this year very strong symptoms of the Silly Season of 1861 setting in a month or two before its time.

1884 Illustr. London News 23 Aug. 171/1 The ‘silly season’ having begun in real earnest, the newspapers are, as a necessary consequence, full of instructive and amusing matter.

1930 Forum Dec. 375/2 The silly season was formally launched and the Big Parade began.

1971 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. Jan. 151 (heading) The psychobiological silly season—or—what happens when neurophysiological data become psychological theories.

1993 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Sept. 23 The computer industry doesn't wait until Christmas. It's silly season all year round.

2012 Times (Nexis) 29 Aug. 34 It being the Silly Season, and what with large chunks of the Fourth Estate having spent the Bank Holiday chasing a tabby cat around Essex, [etc.].

Compounds

General attributive.

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1872 Morning Post 4 Nov. 5/3 The tribute to Mr Thoms's good service in demolishing ‘silly season’ inventions was received with much applause.

1910 H. G. Wells in Eng. Rev. Sept. 308 I got..Burkett of the Dial to try over a silly-season discussion of State Help for Mothers.

1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock i. 20 Fat daily newspapers, silly-season follies, cries of ‘Give Chamberlain a peerage!’ after Munich.

1976 T. Heald Let Sleeping Dogs Die vii. 129 The reporters were..embarrassed at having to attend such a..silly-season event.

2003 G. Patterson in D. Adebayo et al. New Writing 12 1 For all that, the paper is not without its own silly-season moments.

Derivatives

ˈsilly ˌseasoner n. now rare a person who provides or inspires trivial material for newspapers during the silly season; (also) a silly season story.

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1880 Funny Folks 25 Sept. I am a ‘silly’ seasoner, Sing ho the good time coming round again!—The happy times I ardently prefer, When editors vehemently complain.

1905 Bruce Herald (N.Z.) 25 July 7/6 The Nineteenth Century makes this good old subject [sc. whether women should smoke] its ‘silly seasoner’.

1934 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 10 Sept. 4/1 Newspaper people vaguely wondered why the silly season seemed less silly this year... Every silly seasoner was working on a plan to remake the world.

ˈsilly ˌseasoning n. now rare a silly season story; (also) the practice of publishing such stories in a newspaper.

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1886 Funny Folks 4 Sept. (heading) Silly Seasonings. Supposed to be hiding in the Atlantic, Pacific or..Bristol Channel..The Great Sea Serpent.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 20 Aug. 7/3 Various questions of bathing..form the Telegraph's ‘silly seasoning’ this year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silly season
释义	silly seasonn. Brit. /ˈsɪlɪ ˌsiːzn/, U.S. /ˈsɪli ˌsiz(ə)n/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silly adj., season n. Etymology: < silly adj. + season n. Originally British. A period (typically in late summer and early autumn) when newspapers (and other media) often cover trivial material because of a lack of more important news. Also in extended use.In the United Kingdom, the supposed lack of important news is a result of Parliament's summer recess in August and September, along with similar breaks at other institutions. In the southern hemisphere, the term is applied to the Christmas and New Year holiday period. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > [noun] > months where there is lack of real news silly season1861 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > time of silly season1861 1861 Sat. Rev. 13 July 37/2 We have, however, observed this year very strong symptoms of the Silly Season of 1861 setting in a month or two before its time. 1884 Illustr. London News 23 Aug. 171/1 The ‘silly season’ having begun in real earnest, the newspapers are, as a necessary consequence, full of instructive and amusing matter. 1930 Forum Dec. 375/2 The silly season was formally launched and the Big Parade began. 1971 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. Jan. 151 (heading) The psychobiological silly season—or—what happens when neurophysiological data become psychological theories. 1993 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Sept. 23 The computer industry doesn't wait until Christmas. It's silly season all year round. 2012 Times (Nexis) 29 Aug. 34 It being the Silly Season, and what with large chunks of the Fourth Estate having spent the Bank Holiday chasing a tabby cat around Essex, [etc.]. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1872 Morning Post 4 Nov. 5/3 The tribute to Mr Thoms's good service in demolishing ‘silly season’ inventions was received with much applause. 1910 H. G. Wells in Eng. Rev. Sept. 308 I got..Burkett of the Dial to try over a silly-season discussion of State Help for Mothers. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock i. 20 Fat daily newspapers, silly-season follies, cries of ‘Give Chamberlain a peerage!’ after Munich. 1976 T. Heald Let Sleeping Dogs Die vii. 129 The reporters were..embarrassed at having to attend such a..silly-season event. 2003 G. Patterson in D. Adebayo et al. New Writing 12 1 For all that, the paper is not without its own silly-season moments. Derivatives ˈsilly ˌseasoner n. now rare a person who provides or inspires trivial material for newspapers during the silly season; (also) a silly season story. ΚΠ 1880 Funny Folks 25 Sept. I am a ‘silly’ seasoner, Sing ho the good time coming round again!—The happy times I ardently prefer, When editors vehemently complain. 1905 Bruce Herald (N.Z.) 25 July 7/6 The Nineteenth Century makes this good old subject [sc. whether women should smoke] its ‘silly seasoner’. 1934 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 10 Sept. 4/1 Newspaper people vaguely wondered why the silly season seemed less silly this year... Every silly seasoner was working on a plan to remake the world. ˈsilly ˌseasoning n. now rare a silly season story; (also) the practice of publishing such stories in a newspaper. ΚΠ 1886 Funny Folks 4 Sept. (heading) Silly Seasonings. Supposed to be hiding in the Atlantic, Pacific or..Bristol Channel..The Great Sea Serpent. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 20 Aug. 7/3 Various questions of bathing..form the Telegraph's ‘silly seasoning’ this year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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