Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plugola

/plʌˈɡoʊlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plu-go-la
IPA: /plʌˈɡoʊlə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Undeclared or illicit publicity or product promotion, especially on radio or television.

American usage; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Both radio and television management must be watchful for instances of staff payola and plugola."
"Portland's TV stations regularly employ plugola in news programming as a way of promoting parent network programming […]."
"It’s unclear just how widespread such “plugola” schemes are now. But an FCC report, published in June, cited a 2010 Pew survey in which 24 percent of local TV news executives reported “a blurring of lines between advertising and news.”"

Etymology

From plug + -ola. Compare to payola.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plug

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /plʌˈɡoʊlə/
British English: /plʌˈɡəʊlə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

plugolas (plural)

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola pensacola nola granola

Questions

How do you pronounce plugola?: The recorded pronunciation is /plʌˈɡoʊlə/.
What does plugola mean?: Undeclared or illicit publicity or product promotion, especially on radio or television.
Where does plugola come from?: From plug + -ola. Compare to payola.

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