silly season

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noun

a time of year, usually in midsummer or during a holiday period, characterized by exaggerated news stories, frivolous entertainments, outlandish publicity stunts, etc.: The new movie reminds us that the silly season is here.

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Origin of silly season

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby silly season

Sillitoe, Sills, silly, silly billy, Silly Putty, silly season, silly-sider, sillyweed, silo, Siloam, siloed

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How to use silly season in a sentence

Going by the spate of recent commentary on the stock market, we’re in the midst of silly season.
Buying bitcoin after an Elon Musk tweet is a perfectly rational move|Samanth Subramanian|February 10, 2021|Quartz
We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Will the Pam/Krieger relationship be an ongoing theme this season?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Will we discover whether or not Krieger is a clone this season, and will that be an ongoing plotline?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Its fearless creator opens up about the hilarious new season.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What criticisms of last season did you find helpful, and not so helpful?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Two unsophisticated country lasses visited Niblo's in New York during the ballet season.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
He was living quite en garçon, with only one man, his house having been let for the season.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Conditions in the new country had gone from bad to worse, and if the season should experience another drought, the worst was come.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for silly season

silly season

noun

British a period, usually during the hot summer months, when journalists fill space reporting on frivolous events and activities

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