blurb

(noun)
/blɜːrb/ Speaker Icon

Definitions

Origin

Early 20th century: coined by US humorist Gelett Burgess (1866–1951) in 1907 as a jocular description of the puff of publicity on the 'dust cover' of new books.

Synonyms

summary, description, advertisement, puff, promo

Antonyms

critique, review