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blurbee

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English

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Etymology

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From blurb +‎ -ee.

Noun

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blurbee (plural blurbees)

  1. One who is quoted in a blurb.
    • 1996 December 8, Pico Iyer, “Jacketeering”, in The New York Times[1]:
      We scan the pages of the book to see what the hidden connection between blurbist and blurbee might be.
    • 2012 July 27, A. J. Jacobs, “How to Blurb and Blurb and Blurb”, in The New York Times[2]:
      I’ve been shut down, I tell potential blurbees.