Irritainment

(noun)

1. Media spectacles and reality programs that insult your intelligence and are annoying, but you find yourself unable to stop watching.

Man, I really hate this irritainment stuff, but I'm addicted to "World's Scariest Police Chases."

Irritainment by naz_ghul March 14, 2003

Irritainment

Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying but irresistible

Big brother Pop idol etc

Irritainment by jeska September 7, 2003

irritainment

Poorly interviewed and produced current affairs programs that are so biased you feel like throwing something at the TV

Did you see that "irritainment" piece they had about food coloring in childrens medicine on A Current Affair/ Today Tonight (insert program here) last night.

irritainment by D. Granger February 2, 2007

Irritainment

The inability to look away from someone's dramatic acts because of the sheer entertainment of watching them make a fool of themselves.

Tom's drama is to the point of making a fool of himself. It's total Irritainment.

Irritainment by batt54 October 16, 2013

Irritainment

/ˈiriˌtān mənt /

noun

1) maddening, exasperating irksome or annoying media, news or social media stories (regardless of veracity) that purposefully inflame audiences often prompting polarizing and overblown comments or commentary.

2) the action of proving or being provided antagonistic or galling television, radio or internet media to anger viewers.

"Did you see that feminazi pant suit Hilary Clinton giving a speech about how she has nothing to prove?"

-"Oh my God anything about her is pure irritainment "

Irritainment by BūūmShalaka62 June 7, 2016

irritainment

The act of getting irritated during the course of entertainment

I spent three hours on Facebook getting my irritainment

irritainment by doctoradventure May 12, 2020

Irritatementing

Irritaing, yet entertaining.

She was irritatementing the regulars at the bar, but it sure was funny to watch.

Irritatementing by Wifey Red March 2, 2023