When a broadcaster padding out a show or going off-script says something cringe-inducing or excessively long-winded while trying to be sophisticated or artful with their words, in a manner similar to the comedic fictional television personality Alan Partridge.
Adrian Chiles segueing from a harrowing humanitarian news item to some light-hearted banter is peak accidental partridge
by falsetokaiba March 18, 2021
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