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Celebulary

-- BLANDSIDE (v.) To score inexplicably high ratings with a TV contest whose ''prize'' is a two-legged loaf of Wonder bread (see The Bachelor).

-- TIMBERLAND (n.) A magical world in which a sweet-faced pop puppet can reinvent himself as ''street'' and sail to an un-Justified spot near the top of the charts.

-- HIGH-JINX (v.) To bring box office fortune to a tired franchise by casting Halle Berry as a bikini-clad spy.

-- MISSY FIT (adj.) Deliciously downsized and living large (check out Missy Elliott).

-- ROBINSON CARUSO (n.) A leading man suddenly abandoned by his costar and forced to fend for himself on a hit show with boffo ratings (see David on CSI: Miami).

Originally posted Dec 06, 2002 Published in issue #685 Dec 06, 2002 Order article reprints

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