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[blurb] 
–noun
| 1. | a brief advertisement or announcement, esp. 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. |
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
1910–15, Americanism; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
Related forms:
blurbist, noun
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| blurb (blûrb) n. A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket. [Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), American humorist.] blurb v. |
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| Main Entry: | blurb |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See pull-quote |
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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