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Barbenheimer
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English
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Alternative forms
en Barbieheimer Boppenheimer Oppenbarbie
Etymology
en Barbie Oppenheimer.
en J. Robert Oppenheimer = American physicist.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɑɹbənˌhaɪmər/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Barbenheimer.wav US
Proper noun
right|thumb|Barbie and Oppenheimer listed on the marquee of a two-screen theater.
en Film Historical events Barbie Nuclear warfare en informal humorous neologism The simultaneous theatrical release on July 21, 2023 of two blockbuster films of contrasting genres: Barbie (film) Barbie, a fantasy comedy about the eponymous fashion doll, and Oppenheimer (film) Oppenheimer, a biographical thriller about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project. from 2023
2023-07-19 Claire Moses Can I Watch ‘Barbenheimer’ Despite the Hollywood Strikes? https://web.archive.org/web/20230724025413/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/arts/sag-aftra-picket-line.html Though unions with workers in digital media or with companies that offer online shopping have invoked the idea of a digital picket line, the actors’ and writers’ unions have not called on consumers to stop watching television and movies on streaming services or to cancel their “Barbenheimer” tickets.
en w:Claire Elise Katz In a Barbie World: Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher 1st Introduction https://web.archive.org/web/20250803174049/https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/99317/9781040312902.pdf Oxford;New York w:Routledge 2025 2024 August 3–4 So it was with mixed feelings that I purchased a movie ticket and saw Barbie in the theater, one of the many audience members who chose to see Barbie first during the “Barbenheimer” opening weekend.
Coordinate terms
en Spidessey, Spidyssey <q: Spider-Man: Brand New Day + The Odyssey > Glicked <q:Gladiator II + Wicked, Part I> Dunesday <q:Marvel's Avengers Doomsday + Dune, Part III>
en eponyms