blow-hard

American  

[bloh-hahrd] / ˈbloʊˌhɑrd /

noun

Slang.

1. an exceptionally boastful and talkative person.

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Etymology

Origin of blow-hard

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

"Yuh, you're an old blow-hard, Georgie, you cheerful cut-throat, but you've certainly kept me going."

From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair

And maybe he ain't just a blow-hard, after all.

From Alcatraz by Brand, Max

"The young squirt was always a Smart-Aleck and a blow-hard," he said.

From Poor White by Anderson, Sherwood

"I'm awfully sorry, Grace; but you know how it is when a fellow's in a close, hard game--especially with a blow-hard like Tom Ditton."

From Nedra by McCutcheon, George Barr

See how the old feelin' has come over me at sight of this bragging, blow-hard challenge.

From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by Moore, John Trotwood