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All puffery synonyms

puff·er·y
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noun puffery

  • billings — Josh (dʒɑʃ ) ; jäsh) (pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw) 1818-85; U.S. humorist
  • ingratiation — to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests. She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.
  • overemphasis — excessive or undue emphasis.
  • eyewash — Cleansing solution for a person’s eye.
  • ink — a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
  • build-up — the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.
  • cajolery — persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
  • obsequiousness — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
  • hokum — out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.
  • jive — swing music or early jazz.
  • good word — Used other than as an idiom: see good,‎ word.
  • writeup — Alternative spelling of write-up.
  • aggrandisement — an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity: aggrandizement of mercantile trade in the early colonies.
  • fulsomeness — The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
  • flattery — the act of flattering.
  • big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
  • aggrandizement — If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves.
  • flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
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