Meanings
nounpublicity stunt (plural publicity stunts)
plural publicity stunts
- A staged event used to garner publicity, usually for the purposes of marketing or activism.
Synonyms: media stunt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA staged event used to garner publicity, usually for the purposes of marketing or activism.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 宣傳性噱頭 /宣传性噱头, 公開作秀 /公开作秀
- 宣傳性噱頭 /宣传性噱头 (xuānchuánxìng xuétóu)staged event for publicity
- 公開作秀 /公开作秀 (gōngkāi zuòxiù)staged event for publicity
Finnish julkisuustemppu, julkisuustempaus
- julkisuustemppustaged event for publicity
- julkisuustempausstaged event for publicity
French coup publicitaire, coup de com'
- coup publicitairestaged event for publicity
- coup de com'staged event for publicity
- coup de communicationstaged event for publicity
Polish chwyt reklamowy
- chwyt reklamowystaged event for publicity
Spanish golpe publicitario, ardid publicitario
- golpe publicitariostaged event for publicity
- ardid publicitariostaged event for publicity
- truco publicitariostaged event for publicity
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APA
publicity stunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicity%20stunt
MLA
“publicity stunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicity%20stunt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “publicity stunt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publicity%20stunt.
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