Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Promotion, including advertising and publicity, of oneself effected by oneself.
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- noun
Bragging or otherwise attempting to make oneself appear greater.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Model Poonam Pandey went to extremes of self-promotion earlier this year when she promised to strip naked if India won the Cricket World Cup.
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A spring in New Mexico photo to accompany a last bit of self-promotion.
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My favorite of the three is GMU's Fall for the Book, and it's not just because I'm a presenter this year let's hear it for shameless self-promotion.
Alma Katsu: A Glut of Capital Area Book Festivals Alma Katsu 2011
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Well, it was to a certain degree of self-promotion, wasn't it?
A Critic's Life Under Review Bruce Bennett 2011
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To allow members of Congress to engage in such shameless self-promotion?
Kelly Moore: You Want a Publicist? Pay For Him Yourself, Senator Kelly Moore 2012
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My favorite of the three is GMU's Fall for the Book, and it's not just because I'm a presenter this year let's hear it for shameless self-promotion.
Alma Katsu: A Glut of Capital Area Book Festivals Alma Katsu 2011
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My favorite of the three is GMU's Fall for the Book, and it's not just because I'm a presenter this year let's hear it for shameless self-promotion.
Alma Katsu: A Glut of Capital Area Book Festivals Alma Katsu 2011
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What did Mr. Ginsberg, whose career was more about self-promotion than poetry, teach young Mr. Ai?
The Self and Others William Meyers 2011
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My favorite of the three is GMU's Fall for the Book, and it's not just because I'm a presenter this year let's hear it for shameless self-promotion.
Alma Katsu: A Glut of Capital Area Book Festivals Alma Katsu 2011
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SoY: What are a modern internet-age author's responsibilities when it comes to self-promotion?
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