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noun
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a brief advertisement or announcement, especially a laudatory one: She wrote a good blurb for her friend's novel.
verb (used with object)
2.
to advertise or praise in the manner of a blurb.
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Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
1910–15, Americanism; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
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blurb·ist, noun
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| Main Entry: | blurb |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See pull-quote |
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Word Origin & History
blurb
1907, coined by U.S. humorist Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) to mock excessive praise printed on book jackets. But also sometimes attributed to U.S. scholar Brander Matthews (1852-1929).
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