infotain

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verb

To inform and entertain.

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Meanings

verbinfotain (third-person singular simple present infotains, present participle infotaining, simple past and past participle infotained)

present singular third person infotains · participle present infotaining · participle past infotained · past infotained

  1. To inform and entertain.

    What the hell was he supposed to do, go out and cap somebody himself just to keep the guy infotained?

    1992, Richard Price, Clockers

Origin

Back-formation from infotainment.

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APA

infotain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infotain

MLA

“infotain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infotain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infotain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infotain.

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