| audiotape | Magnetic tape on which sound can be recorded. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| autolocate | The function provided by an autolocator; the facility to locate automatically a required position on a tape. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| blacktopping | The action of surfacing a road, driveway, etc. with blacktop; (also) the blacktop surface itself. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| colourcast | A broadcast of colour television. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| doo-wop | A variety of (orig. American) vocal group music, usu. performed acapella or… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| fax | Facsimile, facsimile telegraphy. Also, a facsimile copy obtained in this way. Freq. attrib. | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
| femmy | orig. U.S. Female; feminine. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| game show | A broadcast entertainment programme in which contestants compete in a game or quiz, usually for prizes. Cf. panel game n. 2. | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| homevid | Home video, as a medium; = home video n. 3 4. | 1977 | Go To Quotation |
| in-camera | Of a process: carried out using only a camera, without extra equipment. Of a feature: integrated into a camera. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| ka-ching | Indicating the acquisition of (large amounts of) money; expressing happiness at… | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| Madison | With the. (The name of) a group dance popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| makossa | An African dance rhythm originating in Cameroon; music using this rhythm. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| MIDI | A widely used standard that enables electronic musical instruments, synthesizers, and… | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| Motown | Designating, relating to, or in the style of music that blends soul and pop… | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| on-camera | Within the range of a film or television camera, in front of a camera; while being filmed, recorded, or televised. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| R and B | = rhythm and blues n. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| reggaeton | A form of dance music of Puerto Rican origin incorporating Latin rhythms and… | 2001 | Go To Quotation |
| rhinestoned | Decorated with rhinestones (sense 2). | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| rockabilly | A type of popular music, originating in the south-eastern United States in the 1950… | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| rock star | A highly successful and widely admired rock musician. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| roto-tom | A small drum with no shell, which can be tuned within a range of about an octave by… | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| supercalifragilistic | = supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adj. | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| tele | Colloq. abbrev. of television n. Cf. telly n. Also attrib. and Comb. (not sharply distinguishable from tele- comb._form 2). | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| turntablist | A DJ who performs by playing and manipulating record turntables (by scratching… | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
