Gender Representation In Media

noun A practice in fiction where a character, often a woman, is killed off or harmed solely to further the development of another character, typically a male protagonist.

• The act of fridging is a common trope in literature where a female character is killed off to further the development of a male character.
• I can't believe they fridged the main character's love interest just to give him a reason for revenge.
• They really pulled a fridging on that character, it was so unnecessary.
• In this story, the author fridged the protagonist's best friend, leaving him to navigate the world alone.

noun television

verb jiggle

• The technician adjusted the antenna to minimize the jiggle on the television screen.
• I hate it when the TV jiggles during the game, it's so distracting.
• The TV was jiggling like crazy, I couldn't see anything properly.
• The news anchor's voice had a soothing effect, like a gentle jiggle on the television.