cold open en · NOUN
Etymology
From cold (“completely unprepared; without introduction”) + open.
Meanings
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An opening segment shown before the opening credits, often there is no context given to the segment.
Colin Jost and Michael Che cover the same ground as the cold open, reporting on Trump’s clown car cabinet picks […].
2024 November 17, Zach Vasquez, “Saturday Night Live: Charli xcx has fun in otherwise middle of the road episode”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:The best way to find out how the series you're writing for uses teasers or cold opens is to get your hands on a script.
2004, James Mendrinos, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cold opens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |