Silly Season (Noun)
Meaning
A time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The news media was criticized for sensationalizing minor celebrity gossip during the silly season, grasping for ratings in the absence of serious news.
- It's silly season again, and the papers are filling their front pages with sensationalized stories about reality TV contestants.
- Politicians often use the silly season to release information they don't want to attract attention to, hoping it will get lost among the frivolous stories.
- During the silly season, even the most respected news outlets often resort to publishing opinion pieces on trivial matters.
- The summer months had descended into silly season, with newspapers devoting entire sections to absurd stories and scandals among minor celebrities.