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flackery

American  
[flak-uh-ree] / ˈflæk ə ri /

noun

  1. publicity and promotion; press-agentry.


Etymology

Origin of flackery

First recorded in 1960–65; flack 1 + -ery

Example Sentences

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The upshot of Roosevelt’s constant flackery, as one reporter of the era put it, was “more scoops of White House origin during the Roosevelt period than before or since.”

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2020

This flackery led to Grenell’s appointment as ambassador to Germany — a post he finally took up in 2018 after a Senate confirmation battle.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2020

The crass cultural chauvinism and blatant flackery that surrounded and fed American pop have not by any means gone from the art scene, but they are muted.

From Time Magazine Archive

All this hysterical flackery is on behalf of an ersatz documentary called King, Murray, which pompously passes itself off as a piece of "spontaneous fiction."

From Time Magazine Archive

Capitalizing on Reed's popularity, the Soviets also started a drumbeat of staged flackery on the arrested singer's behalf.

From Time Magazine Archive

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