silly season

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von silly season im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A period of time, as during a holiday season or a political campaign, in which the behavior of an individual or group tends to become uncharacteristically frivolous, mirthful, or eccentric
Over time, the silly season in Catholic liturgy that peaked in the 1970s—clown masses (with the priest vested as Bozo or somesuch), free-for-all prayers that ignored the prescribed rite, dreadful pop music, inept liturgical dance, a general lack of decorum—began to recede.; A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories
The Brits call it the silly season. In Germany the media call it the Sommerloch, literally the summer hole. What they are referring to is the fact that when politicians and businesspeople close up shop and go away for the major European summer holidays, the number of serious news stories tends to diminish—meaning desperate hacks need to find something else to fill the hole.; a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news; period of time during which there is no exciting news; decrease in the amount of activity (often in the summer); The silly season is the time around August when the newspapers are full of unimportant or silly news stories because there is not much political news to report. the silly season a period in the summer when newspapers print stories that are not very serious because there is not much political news