blow-hard

[ bloh-hahrd ]

/ ˈbloʊˌhɑrd /

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noun Slang.

an exceptionally boastful and talkative person.

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Origin of blow-hard

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby blow-hard

blowed, blower, blowfish, blow fly, blowgun, blow-hard, blowhole, blow hot and cold, blowie, blow-in, blowing

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How to use blow-hard in a sentence

Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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This is a blow against freedom of speech, we were told, by the likes of Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson.
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My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
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All of my stories are about people trying hard not to grow up.
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It was like his beautiful courtesy to call me in and introduce me to Blow instead of letting me go away.
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He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
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However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
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And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
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Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
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British Dictionary definitions for blow-hard

blowhard

/ (ˈbləʊˌhɑːd) informal /

noun

a boastful person

adjective

blustering or boastful

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