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Dialogue Repetition Syndrome

Noun. Abbrev. DRS

A speech pathology where the patient constantly spouts quotations from films/TV shows/songs because they are unable (normally due to nervousness or incompetency) to verbalize their own thoughts.
A: What is wrong with that guy? Every other sentence is from The Hangover.

B: He's got Dialogue Repetition Syndrome. He's too much of an idiot to say what he actually means.
by The Observationist July 19, 2011
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Loaf Dialogue

1)Talking about feces. "I gotta poop!"

2)When conversation/story telling is stretched and explanation gets to a stage where the facts are distorted, the content is

questionable, and needless to say, the "shit" gets deep, and the verbage begins to drag on and on. One must call a Loaf Dialogue timeout, and bring accuracy back to any topic being discussed.
J - "You should have seen the fish I caught. It was HUGE! It was 29" and at least 6.2lbs."
D- "Did you measure and weigh it? Was it a new record?"
J - "Well... I put it on the hood of my truck and by the size and how the hood began to"
D - "Loaf Dialogue!"

(Imaginary whistle blows in the background, the subtle sounds of echoing 'BULLSHIT' is heard! Silence ensue's... for approx 3-5 seconds.)

J - "Well I didn't exactly get the measurement/weight, but it was a big fish."
by Dingle B January 18, 2011
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inexplicable sexist dialogue

When a character in fiction makes a bigoted statement (usually sexism) for no reason other than the (usually female) protagonist to make a rebuttal to insert activist bait in place of actual character development. Primarily done in situations where even a bigoted character would have no reason to make statements like that, like if the character is cowardly and about to be killed by the protagonist.
"I read comic with female protagonist, I liked the story, but it had a lot of inexplicable sexist dialogue which was very distracting."
by dirtwashere August 15, 2021
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crowbar hotel dialogues

Hi, i just googled slang words for prison. You're welcome.
Hoosegow, mainline joint, skinner joint, stoney lonesome, con college, glasshouse, bucket, club fed, greybar hotel, big house, slammer, calaboose, castle, cooler, country club, crowbar hotel, digger, farm, guardhouse, hole, joint, jug, juvie, pen, pokey, rock, sneezer, stockade, the clink.
We used to communicate via smoke signals when he was in Block © and i resided in Block ¥. These were our crowbar hotel dialogues.
Now that we are both free, we speak and kiss.
by Krkič May 15, 2020
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millennial dialogue

The mannerisms and speech patterns pertaining to characters typically written by snarky millennials. Common traits include:

-Juxtaposition of playground insults and swearing: 'piss baby, lil weenie bitch muffin'
-Overly verbose and self-aware speech
-Condescending/patronizing phrases
-Laughable attempts at resonating to younger target audiences via 'RELATABILITY'
-Pop culture references in lieu of actual humor
-Necessity to 'educate' someone whilst stating nothing of substance
-"This game has been ruined by millennial dialogue, and most of its political statements
are nothing short of preachy and surface-level."

-"Millennial dialogue is a plague that infests most TV series made in recent memory, as old executives
and 30-something writers attempt to connect to a younger audience, but fail miserably."
by NeefAddSeen January 29, 2023
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Dialogue

You guys need to get better at writing this. For real. You can't just end every movie with the same inspirational speech "You're so much stronger than you know. You have to believe in yourself. I believe in you!". It's bad. You don't understand subtlety. You don't understand how "dead air" can be used to enhance a scene. Oh, wait, I forgot I was a genius and that it isn't obvious to everyone. Nevermind. Carry on.
Hym "God am I tired of clunky dialogue. Every time a character can't control their power, they get the same exact line of dialogue that every other character who cannot control their powers gets when the plot demands that they use their power perfectly for the first time. It's fucking pathetic. You have a million dollars. You get paid a salary to do something that isn't hard for me and I'm fucking broke as a joke. It's sad. Like, the job you did was so ALMOST good that it physically pains me to watch. It would have taken like 30 seconds to fix. But nobody fucking asked me so now we're stuck with an almost good job instead of an excellent job. Damn. You'd think you would relish the chance to get a fee billion dollars. It would take so little effort for me to fix that shit that it's ACTUALLY absurd but nobody wants to let me out of the Truman Show-esque Hell in which I am trapped. Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. And now you have my money. You sold me an undercooked steak and I have to choke it down and live with the worms you gave me because the alternative is sending it back to the kitchen so you can wipe your ass with it before you send it back to the table. Jesus Christ!"

Iam "............."

Hym "See how Iam isn't saying anything? Sometimes no dialogue is the right amount of dialogue. He doesn't need to say anything here. We let the moment breathe, yeah? Get it? See how that works?"
by Hym Iam May 14, 2022
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Dialogue Polish

Is a final, highly focused stage of rewriting where a script's dialogue is sharpened for rhythm, wit, and emotional impact, often performed by a specialized writer.
"The screenwriter spent the weekend doing some Dialogue Polish to make the characters sound more authentic."
by "Gentileschi, Judith Slaying H September 8, 2025
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