puff piece

noun, Informal.
1.
a newspaper article, book, public-relations film, etc., whose purpose is to praise or flatter.
Examples from the web for puff piece
  • It was a puff piece masquerading as serious journalism.
British Dictionary definitions for puff piece

puff piece

noun
1.
a flattering newspaper or magazine article about a person or an organization
Contemporary definitions for puff piece
noun

an article or report in the media that is based on exaggerated praise to promote a person, entity, or event

Slang definitions & phrases for puff piece

puff piece

noun phrase

Something written in extravagant praise, esp for sales purposes; hype: But as my brassy page-one editor would say, those portrayals are puff pieces (1980s+)


Idioms and Phrases with 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.