movie

noun

Etymology: From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

1. A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.
2. A professionally made motion picture of a substantive narrative work, typically around 1 to 3 hours long, typically intended for cinema, art, entertainment, and a widespread audience; a feature film, theatrical film.

   “My favorite actor is starring in the new movie.”

3. A cinema; a movie theatre.

   “Let's go to the movies.”

4. Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.

   “Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've been through this movie.”

   “And then when the other five were in the Dance Hall up there on the river, steps away from the hot seat, Lehman let off an Italian dragged along on the lookout detail and a Hebrew who was supposed to have furnished the guns, although that had the smell of a frame because the cops didn't like him from another movie.”

5. An extremely fun and exciting experience.

   “Every night with you is a movie!”

   “My life is a movie / Bull ridin' and boobies / Cowboy hat from Gucci / Wrangler on my booty”