baquote

English

Etymology

Blend of back +‎ quote

Noun

baquote (plural baquotes)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A quotation printed on the back cover of a book, magazine or similar medium.
   • 1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II‎^[1], Baquote:

     BAQUOTE    A quote on the bacover, nacherly.

   • 1965 February, Tom Perry, “Postscripts”, in Hyphen‎^[2], number 36, archived from the original on 17 March 2013, page 15:

     Hyphen always arrives with a postal baquote added to the certified Willis-picked ones. This time it is, "Belfast addresses NEED a district number." I don't see the humor in it; in fact I suspect the postal clerks have failed to get the idea and think any sort of remark is acceptable as a baquote. I had a little more hope for them some time back, when they used: "Correct addressing--what a blessing--saves us guessing." This at least had some promise. But they showed themselves up by using it also on the next two or three issues.