payola
Plural: payolas
Noun
- An unethical, secret payment for promoting a product or service.
- a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
- A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).
Examples
- He suspected his opponent’s sudden high score involved some secret PAYOLA, not just skill.
Origin / Etymology
Perhaps a blend of pay + Victrola, equivalent to pay + -ola.
Scrabble Score: 11
payola: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpayola: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
payola: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
payola: valid Words With Friends Word