Frankenbite

English Etymology From en franken<alt:Franken> bite, where bite refers to a sound bite. Noun An audio clip on reality TV that appears to be a single, contiguous interview line, but is in fact built from several disparate recorded audio clips edited together. en 2015 Media Criticism in a Digital Age Peter B. Orlik 1317430557 Editors work together with writers to splice together lines in what are known as "Frankenbites" to help create storylines with more comedic or dramatic impact. en 2018 Captive Audience: On Love and Reality TV Lucas Mann 0525435557 The "they sign up for this" part of the quote seems to refer specifically to cast members, but Pozner uses the Frankenbite example to reinforce the fact that viewers are being lied to as well, manipulated into seeing a reality that was never really there and buying into whatever moral judgment is neatly manufactured by that contrivance. Verb To edit the audio footage of a reality TV show to combine several disparate audio clips into what appears to be a single line of dialogue. en 2010 Get On TV Katherine Lapworth 144413163X People can be 'Frankenbited'; their words taken out of context and edited in a certain way. en September 19, 2012 The Wrap 'Survivor' Host Jeff Probst: Who Needs Emmys When You've Got 25 Seasons? Steve Pond We don't Frankenbite things, meaning we don't take 10 words from 10 different sentences and put them together. en 2016 Think/Point/Shoot: Media Ethics, Technology and Global Change Annette Danto; Mobina Hashmi; Lonnie Isabel 1317536398 I don't know anyone who feels that it is wrong to Frankenbite if the essence of what is being said matches the essence of the story. en Television