Shiny-floor

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Highly produced, extravagant, and spectacular in a tightly-controlled, somewhat formulaic way. UK, informal, not-comparable

    "Roscoe (2013) describes the trope in talent formats as the big shiny floor moment: You have a factory of formats and each one has to be bigger and better."

Example

More examples

"Roscoe (2013) describes the trope in talent formats as the big shiny floor moment: You have a factory of formats and each one has to be bigger and better."

Etymology

From the large, brightly-lit studios in which popular entertainment shows are often filmed, which tend to include well-polished or illuminated floors.

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