Madison Avenue

noun

1. a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.

Madison Avenue

noun

1. a street in New York City: a centre of American advertising and public-relations firms and a symbol of their attitudes and methods

Madison Avenue

1. A street in Manhattan on which many advertising and public relations firms have offices.

“Madison Avenue hype” carries the connotation of misrepresentation or deliberate dishonesty.

The name of the street is often used to refer to the high-pressure techniques of the advertising business.