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Definition of Puffery
1. Noun. A flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes).
Definition of Puffery
1. n. The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation.
Definition of Puffery
1. Noun. An act of puffing. ¹
2. Noun. Fulsome public praise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Puffery
1. excessive public praise [n -ERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puffery
Literary usage of Puffery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Record of the Boston Stage by William Warland Clapp (1853)
"puffery, etc., etc. IN the month of July, 1815, Mr. JH Shaffer announced a grand
concert at Vauxhall, Washington Garden. We have not in this record alluded ..."
2. A Record of the Boston Stage by William Warland Clapp (1853)
"puffery, etc., etc. IN the .month of July, 1815, Mr. JH Shaffer announced a grand
concert at Vauxhall, Washington Garden. We have not in this record alluded ..."
3. The Table Talker: Or, Brief Essays on Society and Literature by Johnstone (1840)
"... POETRY AND puffery. THEY who look into the periodical works of criticism,
especially those which issue ..."
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