From formal English to slang. 2014.
plugola — ☆ plugola [plə gō′lə ] n. [ PLUG, n. 10 + (PAY)OLA] Slang 1. 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) 2. free… … English World dictionary
plugola — [plag”ola] n. a bribe paid to get a free advertising plug (worth far more than the amount of the bribe). □ How much plugola did you have to pay for that mention? □ The announcer was charged with accepting plugola … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
plugola — n A bribe to promote someone or something. Anyone can become famous if they pay enough plugola. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
plugola — noun Etymology: plug + ola (as in payola) Date: 1959 incidental advertising on radio or television that is not purchased like regular advertising … New Collegiate Dictionary
plugola — /plu goh leuh/, n. Slang. 1. payment or favor given to people in media or motion pictures for favorable mention or display of a particular product or brand name. 2. promotional mention or praise of someone or something on radio or television.… … Universalium
plugola — plug·ola … English syllables
plugola — ˌpləˈgōlə noun ( s) Etymology: plug (I) + ola (as in payola) : incidental advertising on radio or television that is not purchased like regular advertising … Useful english dictionary
Clay T. Whitehead — Clay T. Tom Whitehead (November 13, 1938 – July 23, 2008) was a United States government official who served as director of the White House Office of Telecommunications Policy from 1970 to 1974, during the Nixon administration. He pioneered a… … Wikipedia
-ola — 1. a formative of no precise significance found in a variety of commercial coinages (Crayola; granola; Victrola) and jocular variations of words (crapola). 2. a suffix extracted from payola, used in coinages that have the general sense bribery,… … Universalium
bribe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. graft, bait; grease, payola, fix, hush money (all sl.). v. t. overtip; suborn, tempt, corrupt, grease [the palm]. See offer, purchase. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. graft, fee, reward, hush money, sop, lure … English dictionary for students
