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puff piece
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Malik (2) | | - | Native American, Greenlandic |
| Zev | | - | Hebrew |
| ÓLavur | | - | Faroese |
| Milly | | MIL-ee (English) | Swedish, Norwegian, English |
| Oenone | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Gennadios | | - | Ancient Greek |