Behind Hollywood’s lingo is an insider history of the movie business. That's why Hollywood Lexicon not only defines terms, jargon and expressions, but more importantly explores their historic origins.

What has been assembled so far is very modest. And for now, our focus is less on technical jargon and more on language popular industry wide.

The ultimate scope of this project probably makes it unending. In the end, we suspect the body of slang of this multifaceted industry is so extensive that no one is could be fluent in the language.

We welcome constructive comments and certainly suggestions for content. You can contact us via e-mail at rkirkbechtel@hollywoodlexicon.com.