Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

film at 11

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: film at 11
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

The video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening.

Dated

phrase

More information will follow in the future.

phrase

This news story (etc) is unsurprising, typical, or should be obvious: more at eleven.

phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see film, at, 11.

Example Sentences

"The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11."
"Rich people consume more than poor people on an absolute basis, film at eleven."
"“I hope to see you tonight; tonight, I'm going to screen a film at 11 pm in the auditorium.”"

Etymology

"11" means 11 o'clock. This phrase originated from the U.S. television news broadcasting industry, where the late evening news is traditionally broadcast at 11 o'clock. In short promotional advertisements during primetime, announcers provided tantalizing bits of a story and end with the phrase as a teaser to encourage viewers to continue watching.

Usage

Dated

Phrases

eleventh hour more at eleven watch this space

Frequently Paired Words

eleventh hour more at eleven watch this space

Questions

What does film at 11 mean?: The video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening.
Where does film at 11 come from?: "11" means 11 o'clock. This phrase originated from the U.S. television news broadcasting industry, where the late evening news is traditionally broadcast at 11 o'clock. In short promotional advertisements during primetime, announcers provided tantalizing bits of a story and end with the phrase as a teaser to encourage viewers to continue watching.

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