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blurbee

blurbee noun: one who is quoted in a blurb.

Noun

blurbee (plural blurbees)

  1. One who is quoted in a blurb.
    • We scan the pages of the book to see what the hidden connection between blurbist and blurbee might be.1996 August 12, Pico Iyer, “Jacketeering”, in The New York Times
    • I’ve been shut down, I tell potential blurbees.2012 July 27, A. J. Jacobs, “How to Blurb and Blurb and Blurb”, in The New York Times

Forms of blurbee

pluralblurbees

Origin of blurbee

From blurb + -ee.

Questions about blurbee

What does blurbee mean?
Blurbee means one who is quoted in a blurb.
What part of speech is blurbee?
Blurbee is a noun.
What is the plural of blurbee?
The plural of blurbee is blurbees.

Words near blurbee in the dictionary

  1. BluRay
  2. blurb
  3. blurbable
  4. blurbage
  5. blurbed
  6. blurbee
  7. blurbees
  8. blurber
  9. blurbers
  10. blurbification
  11. blurbing

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