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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