infomercial
Americannoun
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infomercials
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of infomercial
Blend of information and commercial
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The Reckitt hosts respond rapidly, a sort of interactive infomercial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
US media has been less enthusiastic in its reviews, with The Atlantic calling the documentary a "disgrace" and the Variety trade magazine describing it as a "shameless infomercial."
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
“Unlike infomercial sleep books or costly consultants at $300+ per consultation, ChatGPT provides live troubleshooting at half the cost, at only $20 monthly.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2025
One of the first was “American Gigolo,” a 1980 film that has often been compared to an infomercial for Armani menswear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
“Wish I could watch the Lakers’ greatest point guard of all time humiliate himself on a cable infomercial station, but somebody has to pay the bills around here, so heigh-ho!
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Miranda likes to rub Vaseline on her hands and put them inside luxury conditioning gloves while watching infomercials, while Charlotte loves to study her pores in a magnifying mirror for one whole hour every night.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
But also TV and infomercials and Oprah and even radio.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025
And Guthy-Renker was among the first DTC companies to disclose that their infomercials were paid advertisements at the start of each of its professionally made productions.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
“We tested a lot of things over the years. We failed a lot. So out of 250 infomercials, we had five that paid some bills and we had five that were pretty good.”
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
He threw his arms out, announcing a state neither of them had been to with the sort of flair reserved for the circus and late-night infomercials.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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