Oprahish

English

Etymology

Oprah +‎ -ish

Adjective

Oprahish (comparative more Oprahish, superlative most Oprahish)

1. (informal) Reminiscent of Oprah Winfrey (born 1954), US talk show host who pioneered an intimate confessional style of television.
   • 2003, Simon Doonan, Wacky Chicks:

     Feeling just a tad Oprahish, I take a deep breath and ask Brigid if she loved her mother.

   • 2008, Rick Shenkman, Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter:

     One does not wish to play down the obviously valiant efforts Mr. Vilsack must have made to rise above his circumstances, but his story does sound rather Oprahish. On the other hand, given the demands of mass politics, that is hardly a disadvantage. Had Oprah featured Mr. Vilsack on her show to relate his story, it is not inconceivable that he rather than John Edwards might have ended up on the ticket with John Kerry.

   • 2004, U.S. News & World Report, volume 136, numbers 11-19, page 130:

     Bush ignored the Oprahish questions of the press corps […]