blurb
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blurb /blɜːb/ informal
▶noun a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes. ▶verb chiefly N. Amer. write a blurb for.
– origin early 20th cent.: coined by the American humorist Gelett Burgess.
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