Edutainer

A person who intentionally uses an entertainment medium like comedy, song, or dance to educate the audience on traditionally taboo topics like sex, reproductive health, and LGBTQ issues.

I saw edutainer Peterson Toscano's play "Transfigurations—Transgressing Gender in the Bible" and it really seemed to help some of these southerners get that "God doesn't hate gays".

by RavenHarte April 24, 2015

edutain

combination of two words: educate and entertain ...edutain

let me edutain y'all for a minute

by preemo July 1, 2006

edutainment

An approach to education which focuses on the experience as a form of entertainment.

The course I took was a fabulous experience in edutainment where I both learned and had a great time at it.

by Czar Donik May 25, 2022

edutain

To educate and entertain. True education is captivatingly entertaining (whether pleasantly so or otherwise).

One can be entertained without being educated, but one cannot be educated without being entertained.

Lenny Bruce was "the orginal edutainer".
Dr. Phil edutains with "pop-psychology".

by Kree8R August 9, 2006

edutainment

Combining education and entertainment to teach children. usually accomplishes neither, since the two are complete opposites.

Education is not entertaining.

by kung-fu jesus September 22, 2004

edutainment

education and entertainment at the same time. *sometimes comes at a cost

The price is right, who wants to be a millionaire, watching drunk cuzins say things to their russian friend yuri

by Mark Robins August 29, 2004

Edutainment Fatigue Syndrome

Noun. Abbrev. EFS

Suffered mainly by parents of young children, this ailment is experienced by being continuously exposed to entertainment/educational media for young children.

A: Have you seen Sarah lately?

B: Yeah, what's wrong with her? She's singing all these cutesy songs and keeps calling everyone Grover.

A: Edutainment Fatigue Syndrome. Spending too much time watching Sesame Street.

B: Can she be cured?

A: Probably. Needs to see something rated higher than TV-Y7.

by The Observationist July 6, 2011