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advertising

when the tag on your clothing sticks out, showing the brand of the article of clothing
"Wait hun, you're advertising"
by *aShLEe* September 8, 2008
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false advertising

When a girl(or a cross dressing guy) tries to show more chest than he/she really has ie. push up bras.
This guy: Woah are those 32Cs?

Me: You wish! That's false advertising
by Peter the Pervert March 8, 2011
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LADvertising

Advertising your ladish traits to the opposite sex.

i.e. Using Ladish behaviour to try and impress a girl.
person 1: See that guy down a litre of vodka?

Person 2: Yeah man, he was LADvertising to those girls!
by ThyEagle January 23, 2011
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Badvertising

noun, Political Advertising that only infuriates its intended audience, causing them to NOT vote for the Douche or Turd who "approved this message".
Our Congressman lost the election because he tortured everyone in his district for months with Badvertising. He could have easily won if he had attacked his opponent's ideas instead of slinging mud. That stinking piece of shit blamed another stinking piece of shit for stinking.
by [TOM] ThunderDawg November 9, 2010
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shameless advertising

Advertising a product because they have genuine interest in it rather than being some spambot or payed worker who doesn't actually give a shit.
Bob: Hey! This new program is great, I love it and you should download it.
Steve: spambot gtfo
Bob: I'm serious, I actually use it and it's not crap!
Steve: Holy shit, it wasn't crap! Thanks for the shameless advertising
by I'm Out Of Ideas March 30, 2010
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Badvertising

Badvertising refers to negative, public comments made about a company which cannot legaly be classed as either libel or slander, as rather than being factually incorrect they simply represent an individual's opinion.

For example, the BBC does not allow the advertising of products on its stations. If a viewer rang in to a phone-in and said (live on-air) "Coca Cola is great!", the BBC would have to apologise for this remark as it would constitute an advertisment (of sorts) for the company in question. However, if a viewer was to ring in and say "Coca Cola is rubbish!", the BBC would also have to apologise for the 'advertisment'. In this case, though, the company in question does not benefit from the negative publicity, and so rather than it being free advertising, it is termed badvertising (a portmanteau of 'bad advertising').

The term was coined by Ian Sadler, a Cambridge University undergraduate, in 2006, although it was used colloquially prior to this (and still is) to refer to bad quality and poorly thought out advertising strategies or campaigns.
"Radio 1 were accused of badvertising Sony today when a caller was allowed to speak at length about the problems he had been having with their products and staff".
by Ian Sadler September 20, 2006
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false advertising

A classic move to get a girl to go out with a guy. The guy ask the girl to go out with him and friends they both know (who are in on the scam). Last minute the 'extra' friends say they cannot go, leaving the pair alone.
I used the false advertising trick to get her to go out with me.
by Jesse Curtis November 5, 2006
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