Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oscar bait

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: os-car bait
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A film or films perceived to have been produced at least partially in order to be nominated for, and hopefully win, an Academy Award.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""O'Toole and Hepburn are memorable and matchless. You'll never see better performances. These are both Oscar bait outings."
"Director Steven Soderbergh's Traffic was more typical Oscar bait, but the high-minded three-hour film about the drug trade along the US/ Mexican border was also inconsistent, and Soderbergh's fondness for mixing in grainy film stock and jerky handheld cameras didn't figure to endear him to older Academy voters."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Oscar-baity

Questions

What does oscar bait mean?: A film or films perceived to have been produced at least partially in order to be nominated for, and hopefully win, an Academy Award.

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