Spinoff
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spinoff is a noun meaning Alternative spelling of spin-off.
Meaning
Alternative spelling of spin-off.
Example Sentences
After fighting “The Good Fight” for streaming, the producers of “The Good Wife” indulge in a more CBS-friendly spinoff with “Elsbeth,” which breezily takes Carrie Preston’s quirky title character and turns her into a modern version of “Columbo.”
Joining the long list of returning shows, CBS also revives “CSI” as “CSI: Vegas” with several familiar faces and a few new ones, joining spinoffs “FBI: International” and “NCIS: Hawaii,” in a lineup that again looks as if it gets a discount on abbreviated titles.
Word Forms
- spinoffs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include derivative, training, proxy, ripple, entrainment, derivation.
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