plaudits
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclaim,
acclamation, plaudit, eclat]
WordNet (r) 2.0
PLAUDITS, n. Coins with which the populace pays those who tickle and
devour it.
THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
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