plugola
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noun
- undercover or indirect payment, as to a performer, TV announcer, etc., for a commercial favor (as for favorably mentioning or displaying a particular product or brand name)
- free advertisement or publicity for someone or something in the noncommercial parts of a radio or TV program
See plugola in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(plŭg-ōˈlə)
noun Advertising or publicity that is intended for self-promotion and not paid for or underwritten by an independent sponsor: “fourteen minutes of traditional ads and eight of plugola” (Jessica Benson and Bill Alden).
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