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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Silly Season

(The), for daily newspapers, is when Parliament is not in session, and all sorts of “silly” stuff are vamped-up for padding. Also called the “Big Gooseberry Season,” because paragraphs are often inserted on this subject.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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