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    [Noun]  | "blurb" | \ ˈblərb \


    1: a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)


    Origin: 1907 ;

     Coined by Gelett Burgess;

    [Verb]  | "blurb" 


    1: to describe or praise in a blurb


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "blurb" 


    1: a short description that praises something (such as a book) so that people will want to buy it;


      * e.g., " ... a blurb on a book jacket "



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     [ "blurb" ]

    1: A blurb is just a short written peice about something. Usually it's in reference to a newspaper article that briefly mentions a barely newsworthy item.

      * e.g.,  ... The blurb on the second page only scratched the surface of the material. 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: A small, dense amount of descriptive text which can be fired like a projectile.

      * e.g.,  ... Shoot me a blurb on that, Tim, and I'll get back to you this afternoon. 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: a short, concise amount of descriptive text used for professional warm introductions

      * e.g.,  ... Could you introduce me to her? Here is a short blurb about my company/service. 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: A dose of highly concentrated spin intended to deflect direct perception and critical thought while presenting a desirable or attractive image to the public.

      * e.g.,  ... She's a master of Tae Kwan Do, a skilled brain surgeon, rock star, and wrote all of Shakespeare's sonnets. I read it in her blurb. 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: Blurb, from blurt and blubber. A short ‘descriptive’ piece of writing, written without much thought or content, and which can be safely ignored.

      * e.g.,  ... People are skeptical about blurbs because they sense the insincerity of the genre 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: The accidental drooling during speech.

      * e.g.,  ... "I was so into the conversation I blurbed 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: A time that is unfavorably reviewed upon.

      * e.g.,  ... I'd just like to forget that blurb in my life where I was sick in the hospital. 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: 1) a fat roll on someone, or something. 2) someone with lots of fat rolls

      * e.g.,  ... 1) "Dude! that sumo wrestler has blurbs everywhere!" 


     [ "blurb" ]

    2: .

      * e.g.,  ... 2) Rosie O'Donall 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1:  Someone who is new to sex or has never had sex before.

      * e.g.,  ...   


     [ "blurb" ]

    2:  Someone with awesomeness pooring out of every fricken pore in their body!

      * e.g.,  ... A guy: Shes such a blurb never doing it to her again! 

     [ "blurb" ]

    1: To lie but to tell the truth at the same time for the sake of being good. (verb) blurbed, blurbing, blurbs

      * e.g.,  ... Blackmailing is the most common form of blurbing. 

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