Plaudits

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]



From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  PLAUDITS, n.  Coins with which the populace pays those who tickle and
  devour it.