Television has a huge influence on our lives. From the way we dress up to the way we talk, we try to copy our favorite stars, act like popular television characters, and wear t-shirts that are printed with popular quotes and logos of TV series. There are some phrases and words that have become popular due to TV shows. Here is a list of words that own their popularity to TV series –
Boom-boom
Boom-boom is a popular word that is used to draw attention to a weak or obvious joke or pun. It gained popularity in Britain as a catchphrase when it was used by a children’s television puppet Basil Brush, which first appeared in 1953.
Cowabunga
The word first gain popularity in 1950s after it was used by a character on the US television program Howdy Doody. After that, it was used in a US TV cartoon program Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-96), which made it common among people.
D’oh
The phrase was used by a highly popular character Homer Simpson from the hit American cartoon series The Simpsons (1989). Whenever things didn’t go well the character used to exclaim ‘d’oh!’
Mind-meld
In terms of Science fiction, the phrase points to a technique meant for psychic fusion of two or more minds, which permits deep understanding or unrestricted communication. It was originally used in the famous TV series Star Trek. However, the use of the word has extended beyond original sci-fi context.
Omnishambles
Used in the satirical TV program ‘The Thick of It’, the word points to a situation that has been widely mismanaged via strings of blunders and miscalculations. Omnishambles has also made it to Oxford Dictionary and the word was selected as Oxford Dictionary word of the year 2012.
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