Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adpocalypse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-poca-lypse
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A series of events whereby advertisers stopped their marketing campaigns on the video-sharing site YouTube, causing YouTube to introduce stricter guidelines on video monetization.

name

Alternative letter-case form of Adpocalypse.

Example Sentences

"In response to the uproar, popularly called the “Adpocalypse,” the platform introduced a vague new policy of automated demonetization to appease advertisers, but they drew remarkably wide lines for the AI carrying out these changes."
"However, YouTube insists that your content must be “ad friendly” if you want to monetize on it. As of 2019, YouTube has experienced three Adpocalypses, […]"

Etymology

From ad + -pocalypse.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ad

Inflected Forms

Adpocalypses (plural)

Questions

What does adpocalypse mean?: A series of events whereby advertisers stopped their marketing campaigns on the video-sharing site YouTube, causing YouTube to introduce stricter guidelines on video monetization.
Where does adpocalypse come from?: From ad + -pocalypse.

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