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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Balaam

· Ba·laam · IPA /ˈbeɪləm/
01 n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking.
  1. 1.
    A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking.[Cant]
Phrases & compounds
Balaam basket — the receptacle for rejected articles.