light entertainment vs merry-go-round

light entertainment

noun
  • Radio and television programming that includes comedies, variety shows, game shows, quiz shows, etc. 

merry-go-round

noun
  • A piece of playground equipment consisting of a circular platform that is made to revolve by pushing while users stand on it. 

  • A meaningless cycle; a bustle of activity that gets nowhere 

  • A series of singles and doubles that allow the batting team to score while still having runners on base who can be driven in by the next batter. 

  • A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals. 

  • A freight train of hopper wagons which loads and unloads its cargo while moving, a balloon loop being provided at power stations. 

  • A cooperative scheme in which members regularly contribute money to a pool, and the collected money is then paid out to one of the members, repeating so that every member has eventually received the collected money. 

How often have the words light entertainment and merry-go-round occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )