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- Dictionarypuffery/ˈpʌf(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. exaggerated or false praise: North American "his puffery actually was not far from the truth"
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In colloquial language, puffery refers to exaggerated or false praise. Puffery serves to "puff up" what is being described. In law, puffery is usually invoked as a defense argument: it identifies futile speech, typically of a seller, which does not give rise to legal liability. In a circular manner, legal explanations for this normative position describe the non-enforceable speech as a statement t... Wikipedia