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infotainment

noun
/ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt/UK/ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt/US

Etymology

Blend of information + entertainment.

  1. derived from entretenement
  2. inherited from entretenement — “support, maintenance”
  3. compounded as infotainment — “information + entertainment”

Definitions

  1. A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both…

    A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama.

  2. Information and/or entertainment facilities.

    • Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.

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Derived

disinfotainment

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for infotainment. 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