blow-hard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blow-hard
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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"Is much of a blow-hard," Helm interrupted with a laugh.
From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice
"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
"Yuh, you're an old blow-hard, Georgie, you cheerful cut-throat, but you've certainly kept me going."
From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair
“Now this is a regular blow-hard, and no mistake,” exclaimed the Captain, as the party stood in the doorway watching the bending trees and the clouds that rushed so wildly overhead.
From Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner by Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel)
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