Definitions for blurb

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Spelling: [blurb]
IPA: /blɜrb/

Blurb is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in blurb (bblru).

Definitions for blurb

noun

  1. a brief advertisement or announcement, especially a laudatory one:

verb (used with object)

  1. to advertise or praise in the manner of a blurb.

Origin of blurb

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess

Examples for blurb

Herman had the wild thought that they were blurb writers whose jobs had gone to their heads.

I first read the book in galleys some months ago; the finished edition carries a blurb from me on the back cover.

Shteyngart sat down with The Daily Beast to discuss the book, the art of the blurb, and, yes, teaching James Franco.

Her first book, Poems, was published in 1944, with a blurb from Eliot, her editor at Faber.

He always gave me quotes for my books, knowing that a blurb from him was as valuable as a great review.

Matson read that blurb in an official press release and laughed cynically.

That first connection over a love of words convinced Goldstein to have her editor ask Pinker to blurb her next book.

Even the patron saint of teenage girls, Judy Blume, is featured on the back cover with a blurb for the book.

Front matter consisting of a blurb and a list of other publications by the author has been moved to the end of the text.

It—it's just the sort of thing we call a 'blurb,' Miss West!

Word Value for blurb
Scrable

9

Words with friends

13

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