word of mouth
/wɜrd əv maʊθ/
adjective
- Spread or communicated by people talking to each other, not through formal advertising.
- Word-of-mouth recommendations are very powerful in small communities.
- The movie had a word-of-mouth success that surprised critics.
- They relied on word-of-mouth marketing to grow their business.
noun
- The process of sharing information or opinions about something by people talking to each other, rather than through advertising or media.
- Good customer service leads to positive word-of-mouth.
- The restaurant became popular through word-of-mouth.
- Word-of-mouth is often more trusted than online ads.
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