advertainment
English
Etymology
Blend of advertisement + entertainment.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌad.vəˈteɪn.mənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæd.vɚˈteɪn.mənt/
- Rhymes: -eɪnmənt
Noun
advertainment (countable and uncountable, plural advertainments)
- A form of communication that combines the elements of advertising and entertainment.
- 2025 September 28, Rachel Aroesti, “In an era of AI slop and mid TV, is it time for cultural snobbery to make a comeback?”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 September 2025:
- What if it did actually uphold certain standards? What if – faced with a future dominated by social media advertainment and AI-generated content – it’s our only hope?