English Dictionary

silly season

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɪli ˈsizən/

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

日本語の意味

主に夏季において、通常の深刻なニュースよりも、軽妙・風変わりまたは奇抜な話題に重点が置かれる報道期

During the silly season, newspapers filled pages with whimsical pet stories and eccentric local events.

夏のニュース閑散期には、新聞は気まぐれなペットの話題や風変わりな地域の出来事で紙面を埋めた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

Constant readers of the Times […] must have been often amused by watching the change which yearly comes over the great journal during the months of autumn. When Parliament is no longer sitting and the gay world is no longer gathered together in London, something very different is supposed to do for the remnant of the public from what is needed in the politer portions of the year. […] In the dead of autumn, when the second and third rate hands are on, we sink from nonsense written with a purpose to nonsense written because the writer must write either nonsense or nothing. We have, however, observed this year very strong symptoms of the Silly Season of 1861 setting in a month or two before its time.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) A period of time, as during a holiday season or a political campaign, in which the behavior of an individual or group tends to become uncharacteristically frivolous, mirthful, or eccentric.

Yes, Virginia, there is a presidential election in 1984—and it has begun: A former Vice President goes ice fishing and poses with a puny perch dangling from his line. A 68-year-old Senator dons athletic shorts and runs a 60-yd. dash in a San Francisco track meet. […] Such hijinks can mean only one thing: the quadrennial silly season has started again.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, sports) The early part of a competition’s offseason, where many roster and staff changes are made based on the outcome of the season just concluded.

意味（4）

(sports) The time of year when contract negotiations start, trades, and competitors change affiliations, frequently starting at mid-season or just before the start of free-agency, and extending to the start of the next season.

silly seasons （ plural ）