jiggle television
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It's hard to believe that in these days of X-rated motels, jiggle television, and sexual relief through vending machines . . . that some women can be sexually deprived, but it's true."
- "For Paul Klein, as astute an observer as there was inside television, the defining programming trend of the time was sex, particularly in the form of "jiggle television.""
- ""Classic jiggle television," he explained as he cupped his hands to create a platform for her foot."
- "Alexander worries about unisex bathrooms and jiggle television."
Etymology
Coined by Paul Klein in the 1970s to criticize the strategy of the ABC television network under Fred Silverman; three successful series on ABC at the time - Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, and Three's Company - were described as having spearheaded this term.