Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oscar-baity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: os-car-baity
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being Oscar bait.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The eclectic list of the 10 most Oscar-baity movies ever made, according to Rossman and Schilke's equation, includes highly acclaimed Best Picture winners, beloved auteurist fare, and at least a couple of duds: […]"
"Apple and Netflix are among the deep-pocketed steaming services willing to shell out big money to land an Oscar-baity film."
"Martin McDonagh's tale of two friends falling out in civil war-era Ireland has hung around in the best picture conversation all winter, at the expense of more obviously Oscar-baity nominees."

Etymology

From Oscar bait + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Oscar bait

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more Oscar-baity (comparative) most Oscar-baity (superlative)

Questions

What does oscar-baity mean?: Being Oscar bait.
Where does oscar-baity come from?: From Oscar bait + -y.

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