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preroll

preroll noun: a period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.

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.
    • Offer a Buy-One-Get-One, a Build-Your-Own-Preroll-Pack, assemble grab bags full of goodies (such as a preroll, a gram, an edible, and some stickers) available for a set price2016 April 11, Rebecca Kelley, “6 Marketing Tips to Help Your Dispensary Succeed on 4/20”, in Leafly, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2018

Verb

preroll (third-person singular simple present prerolls, present participle prerolling, simple past and past participle prerolled)

  1. To roll something in advance.
  2. To make or show a preroll.

Synonyms of preroll

Forms of preroll

Noun
pluralprerolls
alternative formpre-roll
Verb
third-person singular presentprerolls
present participleprerolling
past participleprerolled
pastprerolled

Origin of preroll

From pre- + roll.

Questions about preroll

What does preroll mean?
Preroll means a period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.
What part of speech is preroll?
Preroll can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of preroll?
The plural of preroll is prerolls.

Words near preroll in the dictionary

  1. prerogative writ
  2. prerogative writs
  3. prerogatived
  4. prerogatively
  5. prerogatives
  6. preroll
  7. prerolled
  8. prerolling
  9. prerolls
  10. preromantic
  11. preromanticism

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