Pleasantville

Pleasantville Glossary

ozone layer (noun)

a layer in the earth's stratosphere.

oomph (noun)

the quality of being exciting, energetic, or sexually attractive.

famine (noun)

Extreme scarcity of food.

keen (adjective)

eager and enthusiastic.

pores (noun)

a minute opening in a surface, especially the skin or integument of an organism, through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles can pass.

Buick (proper noun)

A maker of American cars.

out of whack (idiom)

out of order; not working.

Technicolor (proper noun)

an early process of color cinematography using synchronized monochrome films, each of a different color, to produce a movie in color.

chocolate malt (noun)

A milkshake.

gee whiz (exclamation)

an exclamation used to express astonishment or wonder.

Evian (proper noun)

is a brand of mineral water coming from several sources near Évian-les-Bains, on the south shore of Lake Geneva.

go steady (idiom)

An old-fashioned term for having a regular romantic or sexual relationship with a particular person.

poodle skirt (noun)

a long full skirt in a solid color with a chenille poodle on it, popular in the 1950s with bobbysoxers.

chamber of commerce (noun)

a local association to promote and protect the interests of the business community in a particular place.

Titian (proper noun)

An Italian painter during the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school.

D.H. Lawrence (proper noun)

An English novelist and poet who was controversial in his time for his unflinching investigation of sexuality and emotion.

still life (noun)

a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.

deluge (noun)

a severe flood.

cockeyed (adjective)

absurd; impractical.

bridge (noun)

a card game.

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