puff piece

An approving or flattering article, as in That was really a puff piece about the conductor, written by her cousin. The use of puff for "exaggerated praise" dates from about 1600; piece was added in the mid-1900s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abdullah	‘ahb-DAH:L-lah (Arabic), ‘ahb-DOOL-lah (Arabic), ahb-dool-LAH (Turkish)	Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian
Nevena	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Tuur	TUYR	Dutch, Limburgish
Laverna	-	Roman Mythology
SobiesŁAw	saw-BYES-wahf	Polish
Borna	-	Croatian