As The Movie Hype Dies Down, ‘Barbenheimer’ Is Staying In The Lexicon

As the hype over the “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” movies plateaus, some people have incorporated the portmanteau for the two films into their everyday vocabularies.
“Barbenheimer,” the shorthand phrase initially used to describe a double feature for the two movies, has turned into slang for two phenomena with opposite vibes.
First, it was applied to similar contrasting double features such as the same-day release of “Mamma Mia!” and “The Dark Knight.” Then, users applied it to more unlikely conversations.