| 释义 |
plugola orig. U.S.|plʌˈgəʊlə|
[f. plug n. 9 + -ola.]
Incidental or surreptitious promotion of a person or product, esp. on radio or television; a bribe for this. Also attrib. and transf.
1959Washington Post 7 Dec. a12/4 The nasty charges of fees collected for plugola. 1963R. I. McDavid Mencken's Amer. Lang. 213 Plugola, a subspecies [of payola]—payments to disk jockeys in return for frequently playing a record company's new recordings—was also disclosed during these scandals. 1972Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Sept. 1138/2 If the garret doesn't get you, the plugola circuit will. 1972Guardian 20 Dec. 4/5 Mr Whitehead spoke of ‘ideological plugola’ and went on: ‘Station licensees have final responsibility for news balance.’ 1977National Observer (U.S.) 1 Jan. 2/2 The Federal Communications Commission said it will hold hearings next year into alleged ‘payola’ and ‘plugola’ by broadcasters. The FCC said it had received information that illegal payments had been made to disc jockeys for playing certain records and to broadcasters for mentioning products. |