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I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt.
Sammy Davis, Jr.

Meaning of "publicity stunt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLICITY STUNT

publicity stunt  [pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ stʌnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLICITY STUNT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Publicity stunt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBLICITY STUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

publicity stunt

Publicity stunt

A publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause. Publicity stunts can be professionally organized, or set up by amateurs. Such events are frequently utilized by advertisers, celebrities, athletes, and politicians.

Definition of publicity stunt in the English dictionary

The definition of publicity stunt in the dictionary is something done to attract publicity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUBLICITY STUNT


beachfront
ˈbiːtʃfrʌnt
blunt
blʌnt
brunt
brʌnt
bunt
bʌnt
confront
kənˈfrʌnt
cunt
kʌnt
forefront
ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt
front
frʌnt
grunt
ɡrʌnt
hunt
hʌnt
oceanfront
ˈəʊʃənˌfrʌnt
outstunt
ˌaʊtˈstʌnt
punt
pʌnt
riverfront
ˈrɪvəfrʌnt
runt
rʌnt
storefront
ˈstɔːˌfrʌnt
stunt
stʌnt
upfront
ˈʌpˈfrʌnt
waterfront
ˈwɔːtəˌfrʌnt
wavefront
ˈweɪvˌfrʌnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLICITY STUNT

public-liability insurance
public-service corporation
public-spirited
publically
publican
publication
publication date
publicise
publicist
publicity
publicity agency
publicity agent
publicity campaign
publicity event
publicity officer
publicity-seeking
publicize
publicly
publicly-quoted company
publicness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLICITY STUNT

account
amount
at a discount
aunt
bank account
count
discount
flaunt
haunt
manhunt
mount
munt
no-account
on account
paramount
savings account
shunt
surmount
to account
treasure hunt

Synonyms and antonyms of publicity stunt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «publicity stunt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLICITY STUNT

Find out the translation of publicity stunt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of publicity stunt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «publicity stunt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宣传噱头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

truco publicitario
570 millions of speakers

English

publicity stunt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचार का हथकंडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدعاية حيلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рекламный трюк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

golpe publicitário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচারের স্টান্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup de publicité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aksi publisiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Werbegag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

売名行為
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홍보 스턴트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stunt publisitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công khai diễn viên đóng thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளம்பரத்திற்காக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसिद्धी धाडस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanıtım dublör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trovata pubblicitaria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chwyt reklamowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рекламний трюк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

publicitate cascadorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαφημιστικό κόλπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

publisiteitsfoefie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

PR-trick
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

PR-stunt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of publicity stunt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLICITY STUNT»

The term «publicity stunt» is regularly used and occupies the 75.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLICITY STUNT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «publicity stunt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «publicity stunt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about publicity stunt

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4 QUOTES WITH «PUBLICITY STUNT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word publicity stunt.
1
Diablo Cody
I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.
2
Sammy Davis, Jr.
I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt.
3
Patrice O'Neal
I'm a thigh-meat dude. Thigh is just the best meat - I don't get chicken breast. I think it's a publicity stunt that we've convinced people it's delicious.
4
Tony Randall
Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLICITY STUNT»

Discover the use of publicity stunt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to publicity stunt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Publicity Stunt!: Great Staged Events that Made the News
Looks at the way the public relations profession exploits the media, detailing over one hundred gags, stunts, and other attention-getters actually used to promote various events, products, and firms
Candice Jacobson Fuhrman, 1989
2
Guerrilla Marketing For Dummies
round the turn of the 20th century, showmen like Harry Houdini and P. T. Barnum achieved great success, all built on their shrewd understanding of the power of the publicity stunt. Today, stunts may have grown grander and, in some cases, ...
Jonathan Margolis, Patrick Garrigan, 2008
3
Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System
Lisa Disch, “Publicity-Stunt Participation and Sound Bite Polemics: The Health Care Debate 1993–1994,” Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law 21 (1996): 3–33. 63. Disch, “Publicity-Stunt Participation and Sound Bite Polemics,” 19. 64.
Stephen Davidson, 2010
4
Girlhood in America: An Encyclopedia
In 1910, Carl Laemmle, then an independent producer, staged what is generally considered the first publicity stunt. In the process, he supposedly launched the first “movie star” by staging the “death” of Florence Lawrence, an actress Laemmle ...
Miriam Forman-Brunell, 2001
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Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder ...
However, there is a fineline between a publicity eventand a publicity stunt.A publicity stunt is a publicity event gonewrong. A publicitystunt draws more attention totheperson or entity responsiblefor its execution,orto the eventitself, than it does ...
Sam Calagione, 2011
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The Prank
Yeah, it was a publicity stunt. A publicity stunt. Right. I think the thing we're all thinking is that... Uh, that with most publicity stunts there are no consequences. Nobody risks their lives or... or sends in money. What you did is closer to fraud. In fact ...
Adam Black, 2011
7
Negotiating for Peace in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals)
Not receiving convincing explanation, I responded: 'Mr President, is the purpose of your visit to Jerusalem simply to achieve a major publicity stunt?' I then added, ' If this is so, it is certain that you will get first-rate publicity, especially in Western ...
Ismail Fahmy, 2013
8
Creativity in Public Relations
As the focus in communications continues to move online, one thing that may prove to be a challenge to public relations is implementing the good old- fashioned publicity stunt. According to Stephen Davies, Often PR stunts require some form ...
Andy Green, 2009
9
iPhone Application Development All-In-One For Dummies
In 1903, publisher Henri Desgrange started a bicycle road race as a publicity stunt to promote his newspaper, never imagining that the Tourde France would be going strong more than 100 years later. The Rose Bowl grew out of an 1890 stunt ...
Neal Goldstein, Tony Bove, 2010
10
Demonstrating Respect for Rights?: A Human Rights Approach ...
Maybe the police did not want to nick more MPs — I do not know — but this is described as a publicity stunt. It actually sounds more like a demonstration to me. You have somebody who is reading out names at the Cenotaph, which is a ...
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLICITY STUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term publicity stunt is used in the context of the following news items.
1
100 'Spartans' captured in China in failed Sweetie Salad publicity stunt
The scantily clad male models were hired as part of a publicity stunt by the Beijing restaurant, Sweetie Salad, reported People's Daily Online. Scroll down for ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
'This is Sparta!': Beijing police get hot under the collar about 'Greek …
Police in Beijing briefly detained at least two foreigners dressed as Spartan warriors who were taking part in a publicity stunt on the streets of the capital to ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Up and Away! Man Attempts to Skydive from Balloon-Flown Lawn …
A police spokesperson told CBC, "I don't think any publicity stunt is worth your life, nor obviously the life or property of somebody else," adding that it "probably ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Beyonce mocked by fans online after publicity stunt
Beyonce is at the centre of an online food war as disgruntled fans have been bombarding her social media accounts with emoticons of hamburgers and pizza ... «Toronto Sun, Jun 15»
5
Lawsuit calls Fla. sheriff's probe 'publicity stunt'
A federal lawsuit claims the Polk County Sheriff's probe into a 12-year-old girl's suicide was more of a "publicity stunt" than an investigation. The lawsuit was filed ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Apr 15»
6
NFL's female ref a Michael Sam-esque publicity stunt: Jaguar
By questioning the lengths the NFL goes to for publicity, Sen'Derrick Marks has invited some bad publicity upon himself. With one analogy, the Jaguars ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
7
Charlton admit couple 'having sex' at the Valley was a publicity stunt
Charlton admit couple 'having sex' at the Valley was a publicity stunt ... have admitted that the CCTV footage of couple on the pitch was just a publicity stunt. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
8
Gauahar Khan slapgate- a publicity stunt?
In an interview with Zee News, Mohammad Akil Malik the man who slapped Gauahar Khan has claimed that it was merely a publicity stunt! He accuses that the ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jan 15»
9
Peru investigating Greenpeace activist's role in PR stunt alleged to …
A Peruvian prosecutor is investigating the suspected involvement of Greenpeace activist Mauro Fernandez in the publicity stunt that allegedly damaged the ... «Fox News, Dec 14»
10
'A completely futile publicity stunt' RBS worker blasts Russell Brand …
But a less than impressed Joseph Kynatson Reeves likened Brand, 39, to a "school bully" and blasted his completely "futile publicity stunt" which left him locked ... «Express.co.uk, Dec 14»

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