Subvertisement

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An individual piece of subvertising.

    "Another example is the famous 'subvertisement' which shows two cowboys riding together at sunset as if in a Marlboro ad but the caption reads, 'I miss my lung, Bob'."

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subvert

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"Another example is the famous 'subvertisement' which shows two cowboys riding together at sunset as if in a Marlboro ad but the caption reads, 'I miss my lung, Bob'."

Etymology

Blend of subvert + advertisement.

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