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spectacle 

1, grand public diplay,procession,perfomance,etc;
The sunrise seen from high in the mountains was a tremendous
spectacle.

make a spectacle of oneself by arguing with the waiter
spectacle by Jack.Feng May 6, 2008

spectacle 

A scene in which collective liability is being allocated.
The left wing is in love with spectacle.

The Old Testament has many examples of spectacle.
spectacle by sandraxine December 4, 2019

Spectacle 

A group/pack of wealthy people. Similar to a pack of wolves or a murder of crows.
"Did ya' hear about the masquerade? They say it'll be open to the public this year."
"Like hell, even if it is, there'll be a steep fee only to watch a spectacle gawk 'n' swoon as they ignore what goes on outside"
Spectacle by K626 May 27, 2022

Spectacle creep 

A phenomenon occurring when the creator/creators of certain a media franchise (in games, movies, comics, etc) try to keep things fresh and interesting by unwisely making everything bigger, better and more spectacular. This can lead to the feeling that everything up to that point didn't really have a point or that everything after this point is pointless since it's just so ridiculously over the top.
"First Gotham, then the world!"
Mr. Freeze on Spectacle creep
Spectacle creep by GOTLANDSKORV November 18, 2013

Spectacle Fighter

A term first coined by "The Escapist's" resident Australian game critic Yahtzee, to describe a genre of fighter in which a game's focus is on the visual beauty of fighting enemies as opposed to actual realism or other aspects of game play.
All you ever do in Mad World is kill people extravagantly for points - it's totally a Spectacle Fighter.
Spectacle Fighter by ZPfan April 22, 2009

Spectacle Of Stool 

I must declare that when I have a chance to be social, it often becomes a Spectacle Of Stool.
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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