silly season

sil·ly sea·son

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sil-ee see-zuh n]
- /ˈsɪl i ˈsi zən/
- /ˈsɪli ˈsiːzn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sil-ee see-zuh n]
- /ˈsɪl i ˈsi zən/

Definitions of silly season words

noun silly season a time of year, usually in midsummer or during a holiday period, characterized by exaggerated news stories, frivolous entertainments, outlandish publicity stunts, etc.: The new movie reminds us that the silly season is here. 1
proper noun silly season The silly season is the time around August when the newspapers are full of unimportant or silly news stories because there is not much political news to report. 0
noun silly season a period, usually during the hot summer months, when journalists fill space reporting on frivolous events and activities 0

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Origin of silly season

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Silly season

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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silly season popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

silly season usage trend in Literature

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