blurb
a brief advertisement or announcement, especially a laudatory one: She wrote a good blurb for her friend's novel.
to advertise or praise in the manner of a blurb.
Origin of blurb
1Other words from blurb
- blurbist, noun
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How to use blurb in a sentence
You got back-cover blurbs on your new book from James McPherson, Amanda Foreman, and Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Gary Shteyngart has a site that someone built exclusively to chart his blurbs.
The author of Super Sad True Love Story talks about why he writes so many book blurbs.
Where they jotted down notes and clipped readings, we tweet short blurbs and recommended links.
Social Media: Nothing New? Commonplace Books As Predecessor to Pinterest | Kelsey McKinney | August 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the back-cover blurbs promises that the book contains enough lurid stories for a dozen movies.
British Dictionary definitions for blurb
/ (blɜːb) /
a promotional description, as found on the jackets of books
Origin of blurb
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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