See Also: Technicolor(dictionary)
Technicolor(dictionary)
TECHNICOLOR Credit Union(finance)

bogus (iou) and Technicolor (iou)


bogus (iou)



bogus noun & adjective. Orig. US. L18.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun. An apparatus for making counterfeit coins; a counterfeit coin. L18-M19.
b. adjective. Spurious, sham, fictitious. M19.
bogusly adverb M19.
bogusness noun E20.

Technicolor (iou)



Technicolor noun & adjective. Also (in senses A.2, 3, & corresp. uses of the adjective) technicolor, Technicolour. E20.
[from TECHNIC(AL + COLOUR noun.]
A. noun.
(Proprietary name for) any of various processes of colour cinematography, esp. using synchronized monochrome films and employing dye transfer and separation negatives. E20.
transf. & fig. Vivid colour characteristic of colour cinematography; artificial brilliance. colloq. M20.
Particle Physics. = HYPERCOLOUR. L20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Filmed in Technicolor; vividly coloured; artificially bright. M20.
technicolor yawn slang an act of vomiting.
Broadcast The Disney/Sky deal to launch a joint channel was announced in a technicolour fanfare.
technicolored adjective M20.