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
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Examples from the Web for silly season
The Shroud is generally lumped in with silly-season subjects, such as Atlantis, yetis, and UFOs.
The Shroud of Turin and Thomas de Wesselow’s ‘The Sign.’|Thomas de Wesselow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEASTNow, is it only a 'silly-season' cry, this grievance about no houses, or is it true?
The Brightener|C. N. WilliamsonThis looks like the subject of a silly-season correspondence in The Daily Telegraph.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
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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