(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.
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Silly-season Sentence Examples
hoaxes often perpetrated by journalists short of copy in the silly season.
Many of the oddest sightings were, he believed, hoaxes often perpetrated by journalists short of copy in the silly season.
Thursday 7th August 2003 | Read more Stupid silly season stupor My head is falling apart.