central casting

noun

: the department of a movie studio responsible for casting actors especially viewed as a source of people who are stereotypical of their role in appearance, behavior, or nature

a politician right out of central casting

Examples of central casting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jah Joyner, edge, Minnesota Physically, Joyner is an NFL edge out of central casting: 6-4, 262 with 34-inch arms, 82 1/2-inch wingspan and 4.60 40. —Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Perhaps they were recruited from Trump’s central casting of the mind. —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025

Larger than life and straight out of central casting, Michael Lipack ran the Daily News’ photo desk like everything was riding on just the right picture. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025

General Caine’s nickname embodied the kind of hell-raiser warrior straight out of central casting that Mr. Trump was looking for in his top general, officials said. —Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for central casting

• everlasting
• telecasting
• blasting
• fasting
• lasting
• broadcasting
• contrasting
• forecasting
• recasting
• sandblasting