BLURB

endorsement, indorsement, blurb

(noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); “the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blurb (plural blurbs)

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

Verb

blurb (third-person singular simple present blurbs, present participle blurbing, simple past and past participle blurbed)

(transitive) To write or quote in a blurb.

(transitive) To supply with a blurb.

Source: Wiktionary



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23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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