Etymology

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Today it means: That part of society that is influenced by mass media advertising. Full definition →

First used 1955
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The story

From ad + mass, coined by British novelist J. B. Priestley.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1955 That part of society that is influenced by mass media advertising.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.