: orally communicated
also
: generated from or reliant on oral publicity
word-of-mouth customers
a word-of-mouth business
: oral communication
especially
: oral often inadvertent publicity
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Examples of word-of-mouth in a Sentence
Adjective
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
The 30-second rule appears to be a word-of-mouth instruction from the viral videos.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
That score and word of mouth turned it into one of the biggest surprise box office hits of the year, amassing $350 million globally, with $200 million of that internationally.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The majority of audiences were under 35 and almost half heard about the film via Letterboxd as the online film-centric social network continues to be a defining force for indie word-of-mouth in the post-Covid era.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
The 30-second rule appears to be a word-of-mouth instruction from the viral videos.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun phrase
Adding to the buzz of Ponce’s word of mouth is an upcoming outpost of San Juan’s buzzy La Factoría, one of the World’s 50 Best Bars.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
That score and word of mouth turned it into one of the biggest surprise box office hits of the year, amassing $350 million globally, with $200 million of that internationally.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-of-mouth. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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