Meaning of Barbenheimer | Babel Free

Definitions

The simultaneous theatrical release on July 21, 2023 of two blockbuster films of contrasting genres: Barbie, a fantasy comedy about the eponymous fashion doll, and Oppenheimer, a biographical thriller about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.

humorous, informal, neologism

Examples

“Though unions with workers in digital media or with companies that offer⟳ online shopping have⟳ invoked the idea of a digital picket line, the actors’ and writers’ unions have⟳ not called on consumers to stop⟳ watching television and movies on streaming services or to cancel⟳ their “Barbenheimer” tickets.”

“So it was with mixed feelings that I purchased a movie ticket and saw⟳ Barbie in the theater, one of the many audience members who chose to see⟳ Barbie first during the “Barbenheimer” opening weekend.”

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