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pre-roll

pre-roll is the alternative spelling of preroll.

Meaning of preroll

Noun

preroll (countable and uncountable, plural prerolls)

  1. (uncountable) A period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.
  2. (Internet, countable) An advertisement that plays before the main content.
    • Are ads that play before video clips, known as prerolls, more effective when paired with banner ads?2009 July 27, Brooks Barnes, “Lab Watches Web Surfers to See Which Ads Work”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    intromercial
  3. A joint which has been preprepared by a cannabis vendor or dispensary.
    • I bought prerolls for almost a decade until I got good at rolling my own joints.

See all 5 meanings of preroll

Forms of pre-roll

pluralpre-rolls

Questions about pre-roll

What is pre-roll the alternative spelling of?
Pre-roll is the alternative spelling of preroll.

Words near pre-roll in the dictionary

  1. pre-resurrection
  2. pre-resurrectional
  3. pre-revolution
  4. pre-revolutionary
  5. pre-rhotic
  6. pre-roll
  7. pre-Roman
  8. pre-Romanesque
  9. pre-salt layer
  10. Pre-Samnite
  11. pre-saw

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