capeshit
/ˈkeɪp.ʃɪt/
capeshit noun: formulaic, derivative media, especially films, about the exploits of superheroes.
Noun
capeshit (uncountable)
- Formulaic, derivative media, especially films, about the exploits of superheroes.
- It’s obviously geared toward young girls. Which is refreshing and wonderful because most of this capeshit has become vanilla at this point.2016 May 4, Joseph Schmidt, “11 Free Comic Book Day 2016 Titles You Need to Read”, in Phoenix New Times
- I will, probably with naive optimism, take this as a sign that the "capeshit" era is ending, and that this stuff will go back to being kids-only where it belongs.2018, Neill Massello, “Re: "Bumblebee" will probably beat "Aquaman" at the box office this weekend”, in rec.arts.movies.current-films (Usenet)
- Antonyms:
- capekino
Antonyms of capeshit
Origin of capeshit
From cape + shit.
Questions about capeshit
- What does capeshit mean?
- Capeshit means formulaic, derivative media, especially films, about the exploits of superheroes.
- What part of speech is capeshit?
- Capeshit is a noun.
- How do you pronounce capeshit?
- Capeshit is pronounced /ˈkeɪp.ʃɪt/.
Words near capeshit in the dictionary
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