90210ish

English

Etymology

90210 + -ish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

90210ish (comparative more 90210ish, superlative most 90210ish)

1. (informal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the American television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
   • 1993 March 24, Daniel John Windfelder, “TRIBECA -- Anyone see it?”, in rec.arts.tv‎^[1] (Usenet):

     After all the stupid sitcoms and 90210ish garbage, its^[sic] nice to see some sort of quality programming on the itty bitty channel.

   • 1996 February 15, LynnsterMc [username], “Thoughts on 2/14”, in alt.tv.party-of-five‎^[2] (Usenet):

     The pregnancy thing. It was predictable, many of us were expecting it - and it also doesn't seem to fit the PO5 mold. It's bordering on being more 90210ish or Melrose-ish.

   • 2000 October 19, Henry McDaniel, “Re: Dark Angel IS better than Buffy”, in alt.tv.dark-angel‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Well BtVS certainly is 90210ish now. I mean at one point during season 4 I thought I was watching a Soap Opera.

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