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Oprah effect

Oprah effect proper noun: the large boost in sales or popularity of products and services endorsed by Oprah Winfrey on her television chat show.

Proper noun

the Oprah effect

  1. (informal) The large boost in sales or popularity of products and services endorsed by Oprah Winfrey on her television chat show.
    • Whether the “Oprah effect” extends to influencing the outcome of a presidential race remains to be seen, but there are already signs of backlash from her audience.2016 [2008], Janice Peck, Age of Oprah: Cultural Icon for the Neoliberal Era, Routledge, →ISBN, page 224

Questions about Oprah effect

What does Oprah effect mean?
Oprah effect means the large boost in sales or popularity of products and services endorsed by Oprah Winfrey on her television chat show.
What part of speech is Oprah effect?
Oprah effect is a proper noun.

Words near Oprah effect in the dictionary

  1. oppy.
  2. OPQRST
  3. opr.
  4. OPRAF
  5. Oprah
  6. Oprah effect
  7. Oprah'd
  8. Oprahed
  9. Oprahesque
  10. Oprahfication
  11. Oprahification

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