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midnight movie

midnight movie noun: a B-movie, often in camp style and with a retro theme.

Noun

midnight movie (plural midnight movies)

  1. A B-movie, often in camp style and with a retro theme.
  2. A low-budget film which has become a cult classic, referring in this sense to original tradition of showing such films at night.
  3. (dated) A low-budget film shown on television after midnight, particularly but not exclusively in the US.

Forms of midnight movie

pluralmidnight movies

Origin of midnight movie

Originating in 1950s American television, the term has undergone several changes over time (see Wikipedia article).

Questions about midnight movie

What does midnight movie mean?
Midnight movie means a B-movie, often in camp style and with a retro theme.
What part of speech is midnight movie?
Midnight movie is a noun.
What is the plural of midnight movie?
The plural of midnight movie is midnight movies.

Words near midnight movie in the dictionary

  1. midnight horror
  2. midnight horrors
  3. midnight in a coal mine
  4. midnight mass
  5. midnight masses
  6. midnight movie
  7. midnight movies
  8. midnight munchies
  9. midnight oil
  10. midnight regulation
  11. midnight regulations

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