blurb

¹blurb

noun \ˈblərb\

: a short description that praises something (such as a book) so that people will want to buy it

Full Definition of BLURB

:  a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)

Examples of BLURB

1. a blurb on a book jacket

Origin of BLURB

coined by Gelett Burgess

First Known Use: 1914

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

Rhymes with BLURB

curb, herb, kerb, Serb, verb

²blurb

verb

Definition of BLURB

transitive verb

:  to describe or praise in a blurb

First Known Use of BLURB

1915