central casting
English
Etymology
Trademark genericization, from the brand name Central Casting.
Noun
central casting (uncountable)
- An unspecified source of stereotypical types for film or television.
Derived terms
- from central casting
- out of central casting
Further reading
- “central casting”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “central casting”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “central casting”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “central casting”, in Collins English Dictionary.