blurb
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1blurb

noun \ˈblərb\

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

2blurb

transitive verb

Definition of BLURB

: to describe or praise in a blurb

First Known Use of BLURB

1915

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