Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Advertising or publicity that is intended for self-promotion and not paid for or underwritten by an independent sponsor.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Yet they are auctioning off artistic control faster than you can say "plugola."
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I don't want to see Armstrong Williams go to jail for violating the Antideficiency Act, the federal "Publicity and Propaganda" laws, or the Federal Communications Act, but I would like to see the FCC come down with strict rules either requiring full disclosure of money taken by "commentators" or "pundits" or enforce the law against taking "plugola".
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I don't want to see Armstrong Williams go to jail for violating the Antideficiency Act, the federal "Publicity and Propaganda" laws, or the Federal Communications Act, but I would like to see the FCC come down with strict rules either requiring full disclosure of money taken by "commentators" or "pundits" or enforce the law against taking "plugola".
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So, the first law allegedly broken is the law against taking "payola" or "plugola".
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So, the first law allegedly broken is the law against taking "payola" or "plugola".
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Shameless local filmmaker plugola time - Dear Readers: My friend and co-worker Phil Hawkins made this short video - I helped him write part o ...
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Mr. Maroon must have worn out his welcome at all his usual plugola places (excuse me, op-ed pages) because he has been reduced to contributing to the cheapest outlet in town.
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I can't believe I took all those notes and just gave them all a big plugola!
hernesheir commented on the word plugola
OED
cf. payola, shinola, crapola, but not Crayola.
January 9, 2014
bilby commented on the word plugola
gorgonzola?
January 9, 2014