blipvert

British

/ ˈblɪpˌvɜːt /

noun

a very short television advertisement

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Etymology

Origin of blipvert

C20: from _blip + ( _ad ) _vert

Example Sentences

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Channel 23, where he works, has developed something called the blipvert, which compresses 30 seconds of commercial content into three seconds before anyone has the chance to change the channel.

From Slate

The show was a stark and depressing portrayal of loneliness, captured in the blipvert victims’ relationships with their television screens.

From Slate

Indeed, when he discovers the blipvert’s effects, he is more excited by his journalistic scoop than horrified by the monstrous crime.

From Slate

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