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Variety’s Boffo Lingo Page

You know you’re a movie geek when you love reading Variety’s articles and movie reviews just to get a load of their unique shorthand lingo. It’s a world where a record company is a “diskery,” a TV series is a “skein,” a TV special is a “spesh,” and a film festival is a “sprocket opera.” I love this stuff. You could say it’s “boffo.” Luckily, Variety includes at its Web site a glossary that decodes its unique verbiage. Sensaysh!