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
It was like a stupid infomercial that was on repeat in her head.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
They tap into the latest methods — radio, television, 1-800 numbers, billboards, bus stop benches and infomercials — to burn their brands into consumers’ consciousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
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
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
Like so many other industries, infomercials have been reinvented for social media, a dramatically different landscape compared to the 60-minute uninterrupted broadcasts that once hosted these product pitches.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
I have to control my body to keep myself from rocking back and forth like those kids you see in the Orphans of the World infomercials or whatever.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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