Blurbed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Described or promoted through a short, enthusiastic summary, such as a brief publicity note printed on a book cover
2. Given a short promotional write-up or endorsement, often printed on the jacket of a book to attract buyers
3. Summarized in a brief, laudatory announcement meant to draw in readers or customers

Etymology: Gelett Burgess, the American artist, critic and humorist, invented the word "blurb" in 1907 as a joke. He put it on the dust jacket of a book he was promoting at a trade association dinner, where it appeared under the exclamation "YES, this is a 'BLURB'!" beside a fictitious figure, "Miss Belinda Blurb," shown calling out while "in the act of blurbing." The gag was that the word sounded like the noise a loud, enthusiastic voice would make, and the publicity copy it named quickly became its meaning. "Blurbed" is the simple past and past participle of "blurb," so it describes the act of writing or providing such promotional text, as in a book that was blurbed by a famous author.

Synonyms: advertise, promote