tittytainment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of lowest-common-denominator entertainment designed to appeal to the masses and dissuade people from thinking.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɪtiˈteɪn.mənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tittytainment.wav

Word forms

tittytainment

Etymology

Blend of titty + entertainment, in reference to the pacifying effect of watching TV, similar to that of a child sucking on its mother's breast. Hans-Peter Martin and Harald Schumann claimed that coinage attributed to Polish-American diplomat and political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski in The Global Trap.

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