flackery

noun

flackery

noun

Etymology From flack + -ery.

1

Usually The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents

The crass cultural chauvinism and blatant flackery that surrounded and fed American pop have not by any means gone from the art scene, but they are muted.1974 April 15, Robert Hughes, “The Instant Nostalgia of Pop”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2008:

Synonyms: spin, PR, marketing
Related terms: hackery, quackery

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