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shockvertising

noun

Etymology

Blend of shock + advertising.

  1. derived from advertir
  2. derived from advertir
  3. inherited from advertisen
  4. suffixed as advertising — “advertise + ing”
  5. compounded as shockvertising — “shock + advertising”

Definitions

  1. Advertising that is intended to shock the viewer.

    • Because what they know — what they learned at the feet of the master — is that, in the narrowest sense, shockvertising works. It works (a) by provoking widespread outrage, inevitably reported in the press, creating a level of buzz […]
    • So-called shockvertising, in the form of ads that are deliberately provocative to draw attention to themselves, is becoming increasingly popular.

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