bullshot
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From bull + shot with influence from bullshit.
Noun[edit]
bullshot (plural bullshots)
Translations[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Blend of bullshit + screenshot, coined in 2005 in the webcomic Penny Arcade.[1]
Noun[edit]
bullshot (plural bullshots)
- (neologism, video games) A phony screenshot created for promotional purposes.
- 2005 September 12, “Potent New Lingo”, in Penny Arcade[1], retrieved 2012-06-15:
- Exhibit A is a textbook example of a bullshot, an image ginned up by marketing and foisted on people who don't know any better.
- 2009 August 15, Richard Leadbetter, “Media Manipulation: the "Bullshot" phenomenon”, in Eurogamer[2], retrieved 2012-06-15:
- Even the world's most technically proficient game-makers — industry leaders in graphical and gameplay innovation — seem shy to release actual screenshots of their forthcoming games, preferring instead to unleash super-scaled bullshots, or enhanced videos.
References[edit]
- ^ "Potent New Lingo", Penny Arcade, 12 September 2005