by preemo July 01, 2006
To educate and entertain. True education is captivatingly entertaining (whether pleasantly so or otherwise).
One can be entertained without being educated, but one cannot be educated without being entertained.
One can be entertained without being educated, but one cannot be educated without being entertained.
by Kree8R August 09, 2006
A person who intentionally uses an entertainment medium like comedy, song, or dance to educate the audience on traditionally taboo topics like sex, reproductive health, and LGBTQ issues.
I saw edutainer Peterson Toscano's play "Transfigurations—Transgressing Gender in the Bible" and it really seemed to help some of these southerners get that "God doesn't hate gays".
by RavenHarte April 24, 2015
Combining education and entertainment to teach children. usually accomplishes neither, since the two are complete opposites.
Education is not entertaining.
by kung-fu jesus September 22, 2004
The price is right, who wants to be a millionaire, watching drunk cuzins say things to their russian friend yuri
by Mark Robins August 29, 2004
Noun. Abbrev. EFS
Suffered mainly by parents of young children, this ailment is experienced by being continuously exposed to entertainment/educational media for young children.
Suffered mainly by parents of young children, this ailment is experienced by being continuously exposed to entertainment/educational media for young children.
A: Have you seen Sarah lately?
B: Yeah, what's wrong with her? She's singing all these cutesy songs and keeps calling everyone Grover.
A: Edutainment Fatigue Syndrome. Spending too much time watching Sesame Street.
B: Can she be cured?
A: Probably. Needs to see something rated higher than TV-Y7.
B: Yeah, what's wrong with her? She's singing all these cutesy songs and keeps calling everyone Grover.
A: Edutainment Fatigue Syndrome. Spending too much time watching Sesame Street.
B: Can she be cured?
A: Probably. Needs to see something rated higher than TV-Y7.
by The Observationist July 04, 2011