¹blurb

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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)

One goose, two geese. One moose,
two... moose. What's up with that? »

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

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verb

Definition of BLURB

transitive verb

:  to describe or praise in a blurb

First Known Use of BLURB

1915