puffery
Use Puffery in a sentence
ə noun, plural puff·er·ies.
1.
undue or exaggerated praise.
2.
publicity, acclaim, etc., that is full of undue or exaggerated praise.
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| —n , pl -eries | |
| informal exaggerated praise, esp in publicity or advertising | |
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Puffery
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Example sentences
Typical puffery from politicians to defend what their ever increasing compensation packages.
The answers will typically be laden with puffery and nonsense.
It is tempting to discount such a grandiose claim as typical venture-capital puffery.
Appellant bases its appeal on puffery found in public statements, rumor, and speculation.
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