DCHP-2

Screenies The Screenies, screenies, Screenie DCHP-2 (July 2016)

• 1 n. abbreviation — Entertainment

  See Canadian Screen Awards.

  Type: 1. Origin — A shortening of Canadian Screen Awards, in analogy to the predecessor awards Genies and Geminis.

  See also: Genie Award  Genie  Canadian Screen Awards  Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television  

• 2 in compounds, e.g. screenie nomination — Entertainment

  pertaining to the Screenies.

  Type: 1. Origin — As an extension of meaning 1, noun compounds with Screenie in the singular have begun to appear recently.