blipvert

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blipvert

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Blend of blip + advert; coined in the film Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985), in which they caused the nervous systems of certain viewers to overload.

noun blipverts

A subliminal or nearly subliminal advertisement displayed for a very short time. The blipvert condenses 30 seconds of advertising to 3 seconds in order to prevent viewers from switching channels during an advertisement.

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"blipvert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blipvert. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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blipvert. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blipvert

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"blipvert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blipvert.

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@misc{blipvert_2026,
  title = {blipvert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blipvert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}