blurb
[ blurb ]
/ blɜrb /
noun
a brief advertisement or announcement, especially a laudatory one: She wrote a good blurb for her friend's novel.
verb (used with object)
to advertise or praise in the manner of a blurb.
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Origin of blurb
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
OTHER WORDS FROM blurb
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British Dictionary definitions for blurb
blurb
/ (blɜːb) /
noun
a promotional description, as found on the jackets of books
Word Origin for blurb
C20: coined by Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), US humorist and illustrator
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