Brand X: Meaning and Definition of

Brand X

Pronunciation: (eks), [key]
  1. (in advertising) a competing brand or product not referred to by name but implied to be of inferior quality.
  2. an unknown or little-known brand name or a product bearing it.
  3. any item that one chooses not to refer to by name, esp. when used as a basis of comparison.
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