casting couchnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈkɑː.stɪŋ ˌkaʊtʃ/us/ˈkæs.tɪŋ ˌkaʊtʃ/humorousIf you say that someone has got a good part in a film or play by using the casting couch, you mean that they had sex with the person who was choosing the actors in order to get the part.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- bill
- billing
- bit part
- cameo
- cast
- cue
- dame
- dramatis personae
- dramatize
- fictionalize
- pantomime horse
- principal boy
- role
- script
- scripted
- scriptwriter
- supporting
- theatre
- title role
- write sb out of sth
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