New English's definitions

Pre-Summer Movie

These are the movies that are released before the summer blockbuster season. They are usually released in April, but sometimes as early as March. They may have some elements of a summer blockbuster such as action and science fiction elements, but they usually are not quite the draw that summer movies are since kids are still in school. These movies also advertise summer blockbusters heavily.

Alice in Wonderland was an excellent pre-summer movie that made lots of money.

by New English August 10, 2010

Sunday Restlessness

This is the feeling you get on a Sunday, usually in the late afternoon or early evening. It usually results from a combination of an uneventful weekend and anxiety over work the next week. Symptoms of Sunday restlessness include going on a drive aimlessly around town, going for a walk, or going into a store for no real reason. Being unhappy with your job increases the intensity.

I went out for a drive to alleviate my Sunday restlessness.

by New English December 6, 2010

Pre-Holiday Movie

These are the movies that are released from the middle of October to about the middle of November, just before the holiday movie season. They may have some elements of being a holiday movie (slim but potential Oscar nomination, somewhat epic, drama, romantic comedy) but are usually not the major draw that the holiday blockbusters are. These are frequently horror movies to capitalize on Halloween.

The pre-holiday movies serve Hollywood by advertising the holiday blockbusters.

by New English October 12, 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.

by New English March 1, 2010

Dead Kitty

This is when a cat lays on its back and looks dead while it is in a deep sleep.

The cat was doing dead kitty in the sun outside.

by New English April 11, 2009

poop

This is what it is called when people who have a litter of kids have more. This is true when they cannot support them themselves but rely on welfare to support them. These families are called breeder families.

Both parents were unemployed and they had four kids but they went ahead and pooped out another.

by New English May 3, 2009

Rural Flight

Rural flight is the phenomenon that occurs in farming communities. As farms have become more mechanized, fewer people are needed to work them. Therefore, the children of farmers often leave for work in cities. Rural flight often depopulates towns to the point that the majority of the residents are elderly.

The Midwest and the Great Plains regions are replete with examples of rural flight. Younger people move away from the farming towns due to a lack of jobs and opportunity. This leaves many of the towns with an aging population.

by New English July 10, 2010