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break-in

sostantivosostantivoattestato nei dialoghi

  • //ˈbɹeɪkˌɪn//

The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.

sostantivo

  1. 1

    The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.

    There was a break-in at the shop; everything was taken.

Etimologia

Deverbal from break in.

sostantivo

  1. 1

    A novelty record where a question is asked or a comment is raised, and the replies are lyrics from other songs, sampled from the recordings.

    Described by Ken Simpson as a ... novelty record where ‘snippets of current hits’ are inserted into ‘a little melodrama almost set up as a newscast’ (Simpson 2016), the first example of a break-in record that I am aware of is ... The Flying Saucer.

Etimologia

Coined by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman to describe their then-new song The Flying Saucer, referring to how material from one song would break into their song.

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