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viral marketing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A technique aiming at reproducing "word of mouth", usually on the Internet or by email, for humorous, political or marketing purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: advertising, business, marketing

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viraalimarkkinointi — a marketing technique
  • German: Empfehlungsvertrieb — a marketing technique
  • German: Freundschaftswerbung — a marketing technique
  • Polish: marketing wirusowy — a marketing technique
  • Russian: ви́русный ма́ркетинг (vírusnyj márketing) — a marketing technique
  • Turkish: salgın pazarlama — a marketing technique
  • Ukrainian: ві́русний ма́ркетинг (vírusnyj márketynh) — a marketing technique