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a newspaper article, book, public-relations film, etc., whose purpose is to praise or flatter.
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puff piece
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puff piece — UK US noun [C] US MARKETING ► PUFF(Cf. ↑puff) noun … Financial and business terms
puff piece — Informal. a newspaper article, book, public relations film, etc., whose purpose is to praise or flatter. * * * n. informal a newspaper article or item on a television show using exaggerated praise to advertise or promote a celebrity, book, or… … Useful english dictionary
puff piece — HYPE; extravagant praise. ► “Ways to make an executive HEADHUNTER come calling before one has to send out resumes are discussed: . . . 5. Have a public relations consultant plant puff pieces about oneself.” (Across the Board, Jan. 1995, p. 49) … American business jargon
puff piece — noun A journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerating praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary … Wiktionary
puff piece — / pʌf pi:s/ noun a supposedly objective newspaper or magazine article about a product or service, which reads as if it were written by an in house publicity department and may in fact be written by advertising people on behalf of a client … Marketing dictionary in english
puff — [pʌf] also ˈpuff piece noun [countable] informal MARKETING an advertisement or other piece of writing in a newspaper etc that strongly praises a product * * * Ⅰ. puff UK US /pʌf/ noun [C] also US … Financial and business terms
puff — puff1 [pʌf] v [: Old English; Origin: pyffan, from the sound] 1.) to breathe quickly and with difficulty after the effort of running, carrying something heavy etc ▪ George puffed and panted and he tried to keep up. puff along/up etc ▪ An old man… … Dictionary of contemporary English
puff — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pyffan, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. (1) to blow in short gusts (2) to exhale forcibly b. to breathe hard ; pant … New Collegiate Dictionary
puff — 1 verb 1 (I) to breathe quickly and with difficulty after running, carrying something heavy etc: Catherine was puffing loudly as she carried the box into the room. (+ up/along etc): Duncan passed me, puffing up the hill. see also: huff and puff… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
piece — noun 1 separate amount; parts of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, long ▪ little, short, small, tiny ▪ … Collocations dictionary
