Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The movie industry.

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  • noun The world of movies and movie production

Etymologies

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movie +‎ -dom

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Examples

  • One of my favorite scenes in all of moviedom is from Blazing Saddles where the street fight in Rock Ridge suddenly breaks through the fourth wall and on to his set where, as the "flamboyant" director Buddy Bizarre, he is choreographing a male chorus in the Busby Berkeley-like "French Mistake" number.

    Dom DeLuise -- 1933-2009 2009

  • Even while wearing obvious lipstick, he was one of the sexiest men in old moviedom.

    Weekly Mishmash II: April 26-May 2 : Scrubbles.net 2009

  • This review says the new movie is second only to Wrath in the annals of Star Trek moviedom.

    April 2009 2009

  • This review says the new movie is second only to Wrath in the annals of Star Trek moviedom.

    Tube Bits For 04/08/2009 2009

  • The ace supporting cast includes Jack Carson (great comic timing), Janis Paige (what a dish), and S.Z. Sakall (best jowls in classic moviedom).

    Weekly Mishmash: July 27-August 2 : Scrubbles.net 2008

  • It is an homage to Flash Gordon movie serials, not an homage to Doc E.E. Smith: it is a remake of sciffy moviedom, not a remake of a Space Opera pulp novel.

    MIND MELD: Today's SF Authors Define Science Fiction (Part 2) 2008

  • But the promotion-filled celebration of youth-centric moviedom may be worth watching this Sunday night because of one person: Sandra Bullock.

    Celebritology Weekend: Sandra Bullock goes public; Sheryl Crow welcomes new son 2010

  • I thought Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus was the end all of moviedom, but this might just steal its throne.

    Oh, the Joy! Janice Hardy 2010

  • Hancock almost won simply because of the prison scene described in the rating matrix, but even my teenage son (who could be heard laughing the loudest at that particular piece of classic moviedom) put Hellboy and Iron Man over Hancock (the ending was mostly lame).

    Dusk Before the Dawn » 2008 » July 2008

  • The ace supporting cast includes Jack Carson (great comic timing), Janis Paige (what a dish), and S.Z. Sakall (best jowls in classic moviedom).

    2008 August : Scrubbles.net 2008

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