Definitions by New English

September Blues 

This is the feeling of sadness that occurs when the summer is over and school is now in session. It is often difficult to focus on school since the weather is hot and summer was only recently. September blues are marked by inattentiveness, malaise, and longing. They are cured on October 1st when a person can think about Halloween and the weather is less like summer. Football season can make the September blues more bearable.

Juan: "It is 90 degrees and we are in school. I wish it was still summer!"

Alejandro: Don't worry, it's just the September blues. Come October 1st it will be all over."

September Blues by New English July 6, 2010

Clique Jump 

This is when a person from one clique joins another. For example, a stoner might become a jock. This is a very rare occurrence.

One of the most amazing clique jumps I saw in high school was when one of the hicks became a stoner.

Clique Jump by New English May 21, 2010

Potato Chip Cut 

This is the cut you get on the corner of your mouth after eating lots of potato chips.

I should not have eaten those chips so fast. I have a potato chip cut now.

Potato Chip Cut by New English May 19, 2010

Summer Resolution 

A summer resolution is like a New Year's resolution but is made at the beginning of the summer. These usually involve leisure activities such as golfing, boating, camping, or fishing, but may also include tasks around the house such as landscaping, roofing, or gardening. Unlike New Year's resolutions, these often do not succeed due to a simple lack of enough time. People often realize they have not succeeded around the 4th of July.

My summer resolutions were to golf and fish more. It is now the 4th of July and I have not done either one yet!

Summer Resolution by New English April 5, 2010

Thanksgiving Eve 

This is the night before Thanksgiving and one of the biggest party nights of the year since this is the start of Thanksgiving weekend and most people are home for the holidays at this time.

The bars were packed on Thanksgiving Eve and I saw a bunch of my old friends from high school.

Thanksgiving Eve by New English March 29, 2010

Summer Blockbuster 

a movie released between about the middle of May through about the middle of August. These are usually big-budget movies, often sci-fi and action. Usually they are rated PG-13 so as not to be seen as childish but not to exclude the teenagers who are out of school and can't get into R-rated movies yet.

Jaws is often thought of as the first summer blockbuster.

Summer Blockbuster by New English March 1, 2010

summer movie fatigue 

This is the fatigue that sets in during the summer blockbuster season. It usually happens about the middle of July when the majority of the high-end summer movies have premiered and have been in the theaters for over a month, some since May. This time period is when theaters are nearly empty.

I saw Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and had the theater to myself. It was a case of summer movie fatigue.

summer movie fatigue by New English March 1, 2010