Briefie

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short film. dated, historical

    "What I would personally like to see is a more efficient approach to the job of selling these worthy commodities to the public. Some exhibitors […] have learned the trick. They actually have people coming to the theaters to see certain briefies without knowing what’s on the feature bill."

Example

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"What I would personally like to see is a more efficient approach to the job of selling these worthy commodities to the public. Some exhibitors […] have learned the trick. They actually have people coming to the theaters to see certain briefies without knowing what’s on the feature bill."

Etymology

From brief + -ie.

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