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Eagleland Osmosis

Eagleland Osmosis noun: a phenomenon in which consumers of American media mistakenly assume that other countries' cultures are similar to that of the United States.

Noun

Eagleland Osmosis (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A phenomenon in which consumers of American media mistakenly assume that other countries' cultures are similar to that of the United States.
    • It's called Eagleland Osmosis.2011 May 18, bobds, “AusCERT arrest - yes, "arrest"”, in Hacker News, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022
    • Eagleland osmosis maybe? Sure, WB is an American studio but since the movies happen in Britain, they shouldn't shoehorn blatantly American measurements as the result. And besides, I'm sure many Americans have at least some knowledge of Celsius anyways.2021 August 29, BronzeHeart92, “The story behind the very first scene of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007)”, in Reddit, harrypotter, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022
  2. (Internet, proscribed, rare) The tendency of American culture to spread to other countries.
    • One of the things about living in America's hat (aka Canada) is that we suffer from Eagleland Osmosis. In Catholic matters it's even worse. Almost everything comes from the US. The hymnals, the CCD materials, the missals, etc. And none of them mention that anything might be different in Canada.2013 October 18, Peace Among Thorns, “Friday abstinence rules in Canada (and a recipe)”, in Blogger, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022
    • Only in places suffering from Eagleland Osmosis. This sort of construction is normal in most places that speak traditional English.2017 September 19, mnemonicpossession, “[OC] Employee Resources - Attached document - "Mess hall siege and emergency repairs aboard Vanguard-Class warship"”, in Reddit, HFY, archived from the...

Examples of Eagleland Osmosis in a sentence

  • think this is called "eagleland osmosis"2022 February 27, Filthy_Swan, Twitter, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022:
  • My LIfe Is Murder just had a guy referred to as having graduated summa cum laude from the London Business School - either this is a clue or somebody's sufgering^([sic]) Eagleland Osmosis :)2022 June 8, Ben_Aaronovitch, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2022:
  • I think it's called Eagleland Osmosis: The constant reframing of the debate to be on American terms and based on American values.2022 August 7, ThatRoebuckGuy, Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2022:
  • It's still used in Britain and here in Australia, although we kinda use both spellings due to Eagleland Osmosis.2022 March 25, anarlote, “PLEASE remove the multiplayer "4 players per world" summon restrictions and make it more like DS3. Fight clubs...

Origin of Eagleland Osmosis

Coined by TV Tropes user Scooter007 in 2008.

Questions about Eagleland Osmosis

What does Eagleland Osmosis mean?
Eagleland Osmosis means a phenomenon in which consumers of American media mistakenly assume that other countries' cultures are similar to that of the United States.
How do you use Eagleland Osmosis in a sentence?
think this is called "eagleland osmosis"
What part of speech is Eagleland Osmosis?
Eagleland Osmosis is a noun.

Words near Eagleland Osmosis in the dictionary

  1. eaglehawk
  2. Eaglehawk Neck
  3. Eaglehawk North
  4. eaglehawks
  5. Eagleland
  6. Eagleland Osmosis
  7. eaglelike
  8. Eagleman
  9. Eaglemont
  10. eagles
  11. eagles out

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