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
Jillian	JIL-ee-ən	English
Elisabeth	e-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
OnÉSime	-	French
TÜLay	tuy-LIE	Turkish
JÁChym	-	Czech
Suri	-	Yiddish