puffery
(noun) a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puffery (countable and uncountable, plural pufferies)
An act of puffing.
Excessive public praise.
Source: Wiktionary
Puff"er*y, n.
Definition: The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
