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entertoyment

entertoyment noun: the phenomenon of popular entertainment (especially that which is intended for children) linked to the mass marketing of tie-in toys and products.

Noun

entertoyment (uncountable)

  1. The phenomenon of popular entertainment (especially that which is intended for children) linked to the mass marketing of tie-in toys and products.
    • Once, Mr. Potato Head and Slinky were found in toy boxes, rather than in supporting roles. And kids cuddled up with teddy bears instead of with Simba, the Lion King. But that was before studio heads, toy makers and corporations realized they were sitting on a gold mine. That was before the dawn of...1995 December 26, Surabhi Avasthi, “When the movie never ends that's entertoyment”, in New York Daily News
    • The latest Disney entertoyment franchise is actually a remake of an earlier animated classic, "101 Dalmatians."1996 December 22, Ted Sickinger, “Disney called good buy”, in The Kansas City Star

Examples of entertoyment in a sentence

  • That was before the dawn of entertoyment.1995 December 26, Surabhi Avasthi, “When the movie never ends that's entertoyment”, in New York Daily News:
  • Of course, female characters are now fairly common in some crass "entertoyment" series like Pokemon, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, and X-Men.2000 March 11, Steve Sailer, “KidTV: A Guide for the Perplexed”, in National Post:

Origin of entertoyment

Blend of entertainment + toy.

Questions about entertoyment

What does entertoyment mean?
Entertoyment means the phenomenon of popular entertainment (especially that which is intended for children) linked to the mass marketing of tie-in toys and products.
How do you use entertoyment in a sentence?
That was before the dawn of entertoyment.
What part of speech is entertoyment?
Entertoyment is a noun.

Words near entertoyment in the dictionary

  1. entertaken
  2. entertakes
  3. entertaking
  4. entertissued
  5. entertook
  6. entertoyment
  7. entertrainment
  8. enterwrought
  9. entery
  10. entextualisation
  11. entextualisations

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