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puffery

  • /ˈpʌfəɹi/

noun pufferies

  1. countable, uncountable An act of puffing.
  2. countable, uncountable Excessive or false public praise.
  3. countable, uncountable Superficial or insubstantial material; fluff. Harvest was promptly pegged as a "lite" group, a purveyor of pop puffery.

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noun act of puffing

Françaisesbroufe
DeutschPaffen, Aufblasen, Pusten, Blasen, Fortblasen

noun fulsome public praise

DeutschSchmeichlerei, Anpreisung, Marktschreierei, marktschreierisches Gehabe, marktschreierisches Anpreisen, Lobhudelei

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@misc{puffery_2026,
  title = {puffery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puffery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}