BLURB

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

Example:

the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book

Synonyms:

blurb; endorsement; indorsement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("blurb" is a kind of...):

packaging; promo; promotion; promotional material; publicity (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)