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white telephone en · ADJ

Etymology

Calque of Italian telefoni bianchi.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, often) Characteristic of the Italian genre of film, white telephone; a sense of consequence-free lives of privilege.

Forms

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white-telephone alternative lexicographic
most white telephone Degree=Sup lexicographic
more white telephone Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

big white telephone

white telephone en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Italian telefoni bianchi.

Meanings

  1. (countable, derogatory, uncountable) Italian light-comedy and melodramatic films from the Fascist period.
  2. (countable, derogatory, often, uncountable) Films of other nations that share a nonseriousness of tone and disconnection from reality with the Italian films.

Forms

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white telephones Number=Plur lexicographic