soundie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsaʊndi/
Etymology
From sound + -ie. Compare talkie, movie.
Meanings
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A short musical film of the 1940s, a precursor to the music video.
Terenzio, MacGillivray, and Okudo identify this production as a soundie made in early March 1942, entitled "A Zoot Suit (with a Reat Pleat)" and starring Dorothy Dandridge and Paul White[…]
2003, Eduardo Obregón Pagán, Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon, page 257:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| soundies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |