blurb en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Coined by American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist Gelett Burgess in 1907 on a dust jacket at a trade association dinner. The dust jacket said “YES, this is a “BLURB”!” and featured a (fictitious) “Miss Belinda Blurb” shown calling out, described as “in the act of blurbing”.
Meanings
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A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.
In a few weeks, blurbs would come back; a few, or many, depending on the book. There were certain writers we knew were always good for a blurb: Louis Untermeyer would always come through — poetry, fiction, humor — whatever, he'd send a well‐turned commendation.
1978 July 23, William Cole, “The Blurb and I”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blurbs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (34)
de Einbandtext (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · af flapteks (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · cs anotace (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · sv puff (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · ru аннота́ция (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · sv anmälan (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · fr quatrième de couverture (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · cs propagační text (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · bg анота́ция (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · es resumen (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · cy broliant (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · af blakerteks (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · no brødtekst (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · fa تقریظ (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · pl blurb (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · ka მოკლე ანოტაცია (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · pt síntese (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · nl flaptekst (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · es sinopsis (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · hu fülszöveg (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · fi mainosteksti (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · fi takakansiteksti (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · es síntesis (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · cmn 大作廣告 /大作广告 (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · sv baksidestext (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · ja 宣伝文 (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · ar تَقْرِيظ (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · ru рекла́ма (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · ca sinopsi (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · it fascetta pubblicitaria (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · de Klappentext (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · pt resumo (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · de Umschlagtext (a short description of a book, film, or other work) · pt sinopse (a short description of a book, film, or other work)