plaudits

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

plaudits
    n 1: 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}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]

from The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

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