circleness 

Panic beyond rational movement; often, but not always, characterized by the subject running in circles.

"When seeing that his pregnant wife was going into labor inside the stalled elevator, Darren had a moment of circleness before having a fit and stabbing at the 'Open Doors' button, even though that quite obviously wouldn't work, seeing as the damn thing was stalled."

circleness by Tora Jakuten and Ivy Adrena January 15, 2006

panem et circenses 

a) (direct translation from Latin): bread and circuses

b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose
c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers

The United Nations today is nothing more than a panem et circenses, a political circus that performs only for the media.

panem et circenses by Uncle Dimma January 13, 2014

panem et circenses 

Bread and circuses in Latin

The Latin phrase panem et circenses can also be interpreted as the main raison d'être of the American media, ie food and entertainment.

panem et circenses by Uncle Dimma March 14, 2017

panem et circenses 

panem et circenses:

a) (direct translation) :bread and circuses in Latin

b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose

The United Nations today is nothing more than a panem et circenses, a political circus that performs only for the media.

panem et circenses by Uncle Dimma October 2, 2013

panem et circenses 

a) (direct translation from Latin): bread and circuses

b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose

c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers

The United Nations, IMHO today, at least under definition b) above is nothing more than a panem et circenses, a political circus that performs only for the media.

panem et circenses by Uncle Dimma April 27, 2014

panem et circenses 

a) (direct translation from Latin): bread and circuses

b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose

c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers

The United Nations, IMHO, under definitions b) and c) can be classified as panem et circenses.

panem et circenses by Uncle Dimma July 14, 2014

panem et circenses 

Bread and circuses in Latin

Panem et circenses can also be interpreted by the alt left liberal media in the United States to refer to fast food and entertainment as the main pillars of US culture.

panem et circenses by Uncle Dimma March 15, 2017