cream puff piece

noun

Etymology

Blend of cream puff + puff piece.

Definitions

  1. A positive article or review that is largely based on opinion.

    • In some cases, that was true; they thought I was just another beauty or fashion editor who would do a cream-puff piece about their products .
    • This week includes criticism of our story on Laura Bush as a "cream puff piece" and praise for the new invention we featured which turns off other peoples' televisions, called TV-B-Gone.
    • While he was a player with the Florida Marlins a writer did a “cream puff piece” on him where Renteria told him his family calls him Ricky instead of Rich.

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