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
SiÔN	SHON	Welsh
Caprice	-	English (Rare)
Bonaventura	bo-nah-ven-TOO-rah	Italian
Willemina	vil-lə-MEE-nah, wil-lə-MEE-nah	Dutch
Ataturk	['æstətʒ:k]
Zuzanna	zuw-ZAHN-nah (Polish)	Polish, Latvian (Rare)