recapdiet
/ˈriːkæpˌdaɪət/nounVerified NewFollowing a story, show, or news cycle only through summaries, never through the original work.
Recaps, thread summaries, and three-minute explainers now form a complete parallel diet, and people can discuss works they have never opened a single episode of. The diet is efficient and leaves a specific kind of hunger.
Etym. — recap + diet — media consumed as pre-digested nutrition.
Rel. — scenesample
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
review evidence: wordstoreview/review-batch-3-10-media.md
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Method: Editorial batch review — per-word exact-form web search (WebSearch/Tavily) per docs/REVIEW-criteria.md §2