Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mag
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A television programme in which actors advertise real products in a fictional setting.

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"The admag was unique to Britain, and there was a kind of backdoor bravado about them in the way every admag transmission cheekily bumped up the amount of advertising per clock hour."
"This particular admag focused on a married couple who ran a pub in the fictional village of Wembleham, and they would discuss the price and quality of various real consumer products with their customers."
"[…] ABC operated under the same advertising structures as the BBC when it came to programme material – the parameters of which had been tested by the controversy surrounding the advertising magazine, or 'admag'."

Etymology

Shortening from advertising magazine.

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

admags (plural)

Questions

What does admag mean?: A television programme in which actors advertise real products in a fictional setting.
Where does admag come from?: Shortening from advertising magazine.

How to pronounce admag

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