Screenery

The view you can see behind the attendees of a video call.

I spent most of the call checking out their screenery rather than listening to what they were saying

They couldn't have thought much about their screenery before they sat there to join the meeting

Before you comment on my wallpaper you need to sort your own screenery out mate

Liking your screenery pal

by HA1L5 February 17, 2021

Change of screenery

When one moves from their computer to their television (or vice versa) usually due to boredom.

When Jess resorted to playing Freecell on his computer he knew it was time for a change of screenery and made his way to the couch for a Battlestar Gallactica rerun on The Space Network.

by Cap The Gnome March 19, 2011

Change of screenery

Going from one electronic screened deviced to another over and over.

"I got tired of watching a movie on my phone so I switched to the television, then opened youtube on my laptop for a change of screenery."

by C.W. Ryall March 25, 2025

Screener Season

Christmas for BitTorrent users.

Screener season takes place in early January to mid-February when special DVD copies of movies being considered for awards like the Oscars are sent out to voters.

These movies are usually still in theaters / cinemas at the time so the only other pirated copies around are poor quality cams.

Inevitably, these special copies find their way onto popular BitTorrent sites like Pirate Bay.

You can tell it's a screener because there's a watermark that pops up every so often saying "For Your Consideration".

Jim: Do you guys want to go see Django at the movie theatre on Thursday?

Dave: It's screener season next week dude, I can just hook my laptop up to the TV.

Jim: Oh sweet.

by Bootlegger501 January 11, 2013

chew the scenery

In the acting profession, to over-act, ham it up

Instead of chewing the scenery as he has in other films, the actor delivered a subtle performance.

by Barb July 30, 2003

chewing the scenery

In reference to actors (William Shatner comes immediately to mind) chewing the scenery means overacting or over-emoting.

His expression of being shocked by the murder was so great he was chewing the scenery.

by Urban Nate December 3, 2009

Sheenery

Used to describe anything absurd and nonsensical.

Derived from the surname Sheen.

absolute Sheenery: "I'm tired of pretending that I'm not a total bitchin' rock star from Mars."

by laaarousse March 22, 2011