bullshot
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
bullshot (plural bullshots)
- A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bullshot.
Translations
cocktail
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Etymology 2
Blend of bullshit + screenshot, coined in 2005 in the webcomic Penny Arcade.[1]
Noun
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.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bullshot.
References
- ^ "Potent New Lingo", Penny Arcade, 12 September 2005