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While companies have long employed quirky advertising tactics and seemingly overgenerous rewards to entice customers via print media or broadcasting, the advent of online services such as Twitter have spawned extreme, sometimes off-the-wall campaigns.

off the wall

(ôf'THə-wôl', ŏf'-)
adj. Informal
  1. Very unconventional or unusual: manic, off-the-wall creativity; off-the-wall humor.
  2. Exhibiting bizarre behavior; crazy: their off-the-wall friends.

Company officials say that unlike traditional advertising mediums, online services provide an opportunity to reach millions of consumers at very little cost. The savings, they say, allow them to use their ad budgets for even more high-profile, at times, hair-raising stunts.



hair-raisig
(hâr''zĭng)
adj.
Causing excitement, terror, or thrills.


hair-raising stunts,
stunt (stŭnt) pronunciation

n.
  1. A feat displaying unusual strength, skill, or daring.
  2. Something done to attract attention or publicity.
intr.v., stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts.
To perform stunts or a stunt.

[Origin unknown.]

quirky

Syllabification: quirk·y
Pronunciation: /ˈkwərkē/

adjective (quirkier, quirkiest)


Derivatives


quirkily


Pronunciation: /-kəlē/
adverb

quirkiness


Pronunciation: /-kēnis/
noun

quirky[quirk・y]

  • 発音記号[kwə'ːrki][形](-i・er, -i・est)癖のある;ごまかしの多い;奇抜な;曲がりくねった.




confident[con・fi・dent]

  • 発音記号[kɑ'nfədənt | kɔ'n-][形]
1 自信のある;大胆な, 度胸のある
a confident politician
自信たっぷりの政治家
be confident about ...
…に自信がある
be confident in oneself
自分に自信がある.
2 (…を)確信して((of ...));(…ということを)固く信じて((that節)). ⇒SURE[類語]
be confident of victory
勝利を確信している
He is confident (that) his patient will recover.
患者はよくなると彼は確信している.
3 生意気な, 無礼な.
━━[名]腹心の友, 親友(confidant).
confidently
[副]確信して, 自信をもって, 大胆に.

opener[o・pen・er]

  • 発音記号[óupənər][名]
1 あける道具, カキむき用具;(…を)開く人;開始者
a can [((英))a tin] opener
缶切り
a bottle opener
栓抜き.
2 (番組の)最初の出し物;開幕試合, 初戦, 第一戦
The Giants lost the opener.
ジャイアンツは初戦に敗れた.
3 ((〜s))《ポーカー》最初の賭(か)けに参加するのに最低限必要な手.
for openers
まず第一に;手始め[皮切り]に.

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