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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILLY SEASON

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Silly season is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SILLY SEASON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

silly season

Silly season

In the United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, and in some other places, the silly season is the period lasting for a few summer months typified by the emergence of frivolous news stories in the media. The term was coined in an 1861 Saturday Review article, and was listed in the second edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and remains in use at the start of the 21st century. The fifteenth edition of Brewer's expands on the second, defining the silly season as "the part of the year when Parliament and the Law Courts are not sitting ". In the United States the period is referred to prosaically as the slow news season. In Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, the silly season has come to refer to the Christmas/New Year festive period on account of the higher than usual number of social engagements where the consumption of alcohol is typical.

Definition of silly season in the English dictionary

The definition of silly season in the dictionary is a period, usually during the hot summer months, when journalists fill space reporting on frivolous events and activities.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILLY SEASON

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SILLY SEASON

dead season
festive season
football season
growing season
high season
hunting season
hurricane season
in good season
in season
it stands to reason
Jason
mid-season
off season
off-season
postseason
preseason
reason
season
soccer season
treason
winter season

Synonyms and antonyms of silly season in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «silly season» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILLY SEASON

Find out the translation of silly season to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of silly season from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silly season» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

愚蠢的季节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

temporada tonta
570 millions of speakers

English

silly season
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्खतापूर्ण मौसम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموسم السخيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глупый сезон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silly season
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরীহ ঋতু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

silly season
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Musim bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sommerloch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愚かなシーズン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바보 시즌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mangsa bodoh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mùa ngớ ngẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேடிக்கையான பருவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्ख हंगाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aptal mevsim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

silly season
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sezon ogórkowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурний сезон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sezon prost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανόητο σεζόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dom seisoen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dum säsong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dum sesongen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silly season

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILLY SEASON»

The term «silly season» is regularly used and occupies the 73.098 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILLY SEASON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silly season

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILLY SEASON»

Discover the use of silly season in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silly season and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wacky Weather and Silly Season Jokes: Laugh and Learn about ...
"Learn about sun, rain, tornadoes, snow, the reason for the seasons, and more. Read jokes about all of these topics, and learn how to write your own"--Provided by publisher.
Melissa Stewart, 2012
2
The Silly Season: A Novel
Perfect for an era obsessed with celebrity and spin, this is a beautifully crafted, laugh-out-loud novel written by an insider who has seen it all.
Bernard Shrimsley, 2008
3
A NASCAR Holiday: Ladies, Start Your Engines...\'Tis The ...
Ladies, Start Your Engines… by Kimberly Raye All Savannah Calloway wants for Christmas is a chance to prove her talent with an engine—and hot young NASCAR driver Mackenzie Briggs is ready to play Santa.
Kimberly Raye, Roxanne St. Claire, Debra Webb, 2006
4
Festive Wit: Humorous Quotes About the Silly Season
This hilarious collection of festive wit and humor is an ideal companion for reducing seasonal stress levels.
Holly Robinson, 2006
5
The Silly Season: A Mystery At The University of Michigan
The bizzare death of a prominant "ufologist" in the wake of mysterious lights sighted in the Michigan skies prompts a police lietenant and his computer consultant fiancee to investigate. Reprint.
Susan Holtzer, 2000
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C.M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction ...
The character of Edwin C. Benson, a blind stringer for World Wireless—the same organization for which Naked Storm's Foreman works—serves functionally as the Imp of Reason in “The Silly Season.” His foreground counterpart, and narrator, ...
Mark Rich, 2009
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Silly Season
Late of the FBI and several failed romances, Sheva McKenzie is now Detective Lieutenant on the San Rafael Police Department working for her mentor, Chief Red Dog.
Tom Conroy, 2012
8
A Checklist of Robert A. Heinlein
[Contents: "I'm Scared" by Jack Finney, "The Silly Season" by C. M. Kornbluth, " The Report on the Barnhouse Effect" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "The Tourist Trade" by Bob Tucker, "Rainmaker" by John Reese, "Absalom" by Henry Kuttner, "The ...
‎1994
9
The Taming of Chance
... a constant dying away at its margins, and a tendency of the scanty remnants of all exceptional members to revert to that mediocrity, whence the majority of their ancestors originally sprang."'1 The silly season in determinism had no bounds.
Ian Hacking, 1990
10
Modern Times: Reflections on a Century of English Modernity
There was a scatter of sceptical voices complaining that the panic was no more than the usual brouhaha of the 'silly season', while the London Police Court Commissioner described the whole affair as 'press-manufactured Hooliganism'.
Mica Nava, Alan O'Shea, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILLY SEASON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silly season is used in the context of the following news items.
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A 0.1% Fed rate hike? Some think it could happen
Forget what history says: In what has become the silly season for Fed speculation, everything seems to be on the table. "Some ... go so far as to predict that the ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
2
Kent Bush: Trump phenomenon is nothing new in political silly season
After professional golfers wrap up their competitive season each year, the best and most popular among their ranks get to participate in what has been called the ... «Wicked Local Ipswich, Jul 15»
3
David Ragan entering NASCAR's Silly Season
This can begin what NASCAR slang considers “NASCAR's Silly Season”. This time of year can impact all levels of drivers – rookies and veterans, good or bad. «Pro Player Insiders, Jul 15»
4
Formula One's 'silly season' moves into overdrive
With the silly season under starter's orders, that one could run and run. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis). Sponsored LinksSponsored Links. «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Statue campaign shows that silly season is here
SO, the silly season is with us. Some students are campaigning for statues of Cecil Rhodes to be removed from Oxford buildings because he did not live up to ... «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
6
Johnson warns journos of 'silly season'
Cape Town - Platinum Stars coach, Cavin Johnson, has asked journalists to be careful with the information that they disseminate during football's 'silly season'. «Sport24, Jun 15»
7
School Is Out for the Political 'Silly Season'
Americans are disgusted by presidential politics. Manufactured drama over speed boats or softball uniforms are disguised as meaningful discussion of issues. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
It's the silly season for DC fans
Sound silly? Absolutely. Because sweeping teams out of the playoffs, beating the Presidents' Trophy winners on their own ice with 1.3 seconds to play and ... «Washington Post, May 15»
9
Chelsea's Reported Emmnauel Adebayor Interest Marks the Start of …
There isn't an official date in the calendar for when transfer silly season starts, but now the clocks have gone forward, we may already be there. With longer days ... «Bleacher Report, Mar 15»
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In NFL, this time before draft is 'silly season' of conjecture and hype
"It's the silly season," Philadelphia Eagles Coach Chip Kelly said at the NFL owners meetings this week. "The NFL draft hype is the craziest thing in the world. «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Silly season [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/silly-season>. May 2024 ».
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