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  • noun Entertainment that annoys, embarrasses, or upsets more than or as much as it entertains, whether unintentionally or by design.
  • noun A media spectacle, particularly a scandal, that is simultaneously irritating and engrossing.

Etymologies

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Blend of irritating and entertainment.

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  • (noun) Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying.

    May 7, 2008

  • Any other kind?

    May 7, 2008