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infomercial

noun
/ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/UK/ˈɪnfəˌmɝʃəl/CA

Etymology

Blend of information + commercial.

  1. derived from commercium
  2. derived from commercialis
  3. borrowed from commercial
  4. compounded as infomercial — “information + commercial”

Definitions

  1. A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour…

    A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.

    • Dionne and I were both named after great singers of the past who now do infomercials.
    • Known for wearing her signature headdress and speaking in a thick Caribbean accent, Miss Cleo was the queen of psychic infomercials.
    • “The number of product placements this season is hilarious to the point that it’s basically a giant infomercial,” one user posted.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for infomercial. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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