Shatner
Shatner refers to William Shatner, the Canadian-American actor best known for playing Captain Kirk in *Star Trek*.
His distinctive delivery—dramatic pauses, emphatic inflections, staccato phrasing—has made his name shorthand for a hammy, self-aware acting style: He really Shatnered that monologue.
The verb means to deliver lines with exaggerated theatrical intensity.
Scottish masculine name
- Star TrekSpacefaring TV franchise
- CaptainCommander of ship or team
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- Boston LegalTelevision legal drama series
Emmy · television · drama · overacting · hammy · theatrical · scenery-chewing · melodramatic
Poetry delivered aloud
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- coverProtect by overlaying
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
bizarre · cult · novelty · Grammy · experimental
One's self-image
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- larger-than-lifeImpressively exceeding normal proportions
- confidentSure of oneself
- brashOffensively self-assertive
unapologetic · outspoken · controversial · feuds · Takei · roast · Saturday Night Live · toupee
Extended prose fiction
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
- booksBound written works
autobiography · writing · publishing · paperback · series · franchise
Kirk
Scottish masculine name
- Star TrekSpacefaring TV franchise
- CaptainCommander of ship or team
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
Boston Legal · Emmy · television · drama · overacting · hammy · theatrical · scenery-chewing · melodramatic · delivery
spoken word
Poetry delivered aloud
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- coverProtect by overlaying
- recitationOral delivery from memory
collaboration · bizarre · cult · novelty · Grammy · experimental
ego
One's self-image
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- larger-than-lifeImpressively exceeding normal proportions
- confidentSure of oneself
brash · unapologetic · outspoken · controversial · feuds · Takei · roast · Saturday Night Live · toupee · vanity
novels
Extended prose fiction
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
books · autobiography · writing · publishing · paperback · series · franchise
meme
Shared online humor
- impressionEffect on the mind
- pausesTemporary cessations of activity
- staccatoShort, separated note style
parody · imitation · dramatic · cadence · punchline · SNL · comedy · satirized · quotable · iconic
ShatnerMarlon Brando
Meryl Streep · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Gary Oldman · Daniel Day-Lewis · Robert De Niro
ShatnerPatrick Stewart
Jean-Luc Picard · Daniel Day-Lewis · Laurence Olivier · Leonard Nimoy · Spock