Sekirov Dictionary

snowclone

UK /ˈsnəʊ.kləʊn/US /ˈsnoʊ.kloʊn/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun1

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A formulaic phrase that can be customized to fit a variety of contexts.
- I stumbled upon the site the other day, when I was looking up the origins of the "Im not an X, but I play one on TV" snowclone. — 2005

verb1

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To use a snowclone in speech or writing.
- Many journalists are guilty of serial snowcloning, but snowclones aren't always a symptom of laziness – they can be a cultural in-joke. — 2006

forms

snowcloned · snowcloning · snowclones

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