Europudding

Europudding noun: a stolid, uninspiring film, song, etc. produced through European cooperation.

Noun

Europudding (plural Europuddings)

(derogatory, informal) A stolid, uninspiring film, song, etc. produced through European cooperation.
- Coproduction isn't new. The '80s gave rise to big, unwieldy coproductions that were so bad some critics called them "Europuddings".1997, Deborah Baldwin, “The Proof Will Be in the 'Europudding'”, in Los Angeles Times
- I'm annoyed because […] all these executives seem hell-bent on turning this film into some kind of horrible Europudding.2002, Stephen Walker, King of Cannes: a journey into the underbelly of the movies, page 122

The multiplex and the summer locomotive picture; the Europuddings and hyphenate productions that had neither local flavor nor radical ambitions[…]2005, David Bordwell, Figures traced in light: on cinematic staging, page 267:
A classic example of Europudding is described by a German television executive: I saw a German/Italian/French co-production.2008, Barbara J. Selznick, Global television: co-producing culture, page 23:

plural	Europuddings

From Euro- + pudding.

What does Europudding mean?: Europudding means a stolid, uninspiring film, song, etc. produced through European cooperation.
How do you use Europudding in a sentence?: The multiplex and the summer locomotive picture; the Europuddings and hyphenate productions that had neither local flavor nor radical ambitions[…]
What part of speech is Europudding?: Europudding is a noun.
What is the plural of Europudding?: The plural of Europudding is Europuddings.

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