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noun
1.
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.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
1910–15, Americanism; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
Related forms
blurb·ist, noun
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| —n | |
| a promotional description, as found on the jackets of books | |
| [C20: coined by Gelett Burgess (1866--1951), US humorist and illustrator] | |
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Blurb
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| 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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Example sentences
Agree with other posters as to somewhat sensationalist nature of this little blurb.
There's an important nuance that's missed in this blurb.
She does not appear to be part of this genre's blurb brigade.
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