informal
■ noun a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.
■ verb chiefly N. Amer. write a ~ for.
Origin
early 20th cent.: coined by the American humorist Gelett Burgess.
informal
■ noun a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.
■ verb chiefly N. Amer. write a ~ for.
Origin
early 20th cent.: coined by the American humorist Gelett Burgess.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004