Word Study
blurb
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun blurb has 1 sense
- blurb(n = noun.communication) endorsement, indorsement - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" is a kind of packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blurb, n. a (usu. eulogistic) description of a book, esp. printed on its jacket, as promotion by its publishers.
Etymology
coined by G. Burgess, Amer. humorist d. 1951
THESAURUS
blurb
PR, acknowledgment, appreciation, ballyhoo, boost, bright light, buildup, celebrity, commendation, common knowledge, cry, currency, daylight, eclat, exposure, fame, famousness, glare, good word, honorable mention, hoopla, hue and cry, hype, limelight, maximum dissemination, notoriety, plug, press notice, promotion, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity, publicity story, publicness, puff, puffing, reclame, recognition, report, spotlight, write-up
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