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brandstanding

noun

Etymology

Blend of brand + grandstanding.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻
  2. inherited from *standaną✻
  3. inherited from *standan✻
  4. inherited from standan
  5. inherited from stonden
  6. compounded as grandstand — “grand + stand”
  7. suffixed as grandstanding — “grandstand + ing”
  8. compounded as brandstanding — “brand + grandstanding”

Definitions

  1. The promotion of goods or services by associating them with popular events.

    • There are many ways to get attention with a publicity stunt. Most risk making you look cheap or silly. The best method is to produce a stunt that doesn't look like a stunt. This is the “brandstanding” event.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA