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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Elizabeth Gregory

Saw Patrol? No thanks, we’re not here for another Barbenheimer portmanteau

When it was announced that two of this year’s biggest films were set to open on the same day in July, the internet first went into a meltdown. Then, it did what it does best: made some very good memes.

Barbie and Oppenheimer’s juxtaposing colours and themes made for excellent content, and the two films’ names were turned into the light and catchy portmanteau Barbenheimer – or Boppenheimer.

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