fanfaron
[fan-fuh-ron]
- a braggart.
- a fanfare.
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Origin of fanfaron
1615–25; < French < Spanish fanfarrón braggart, said to be of expressive orig.
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He was known in Paris as an assassin, and in England, thanks to the bullet letter, as a "fanfaron" and brave braggart.
George Washington, Vol. IHenry Cabot Lodge
Peregrine, glowing with resentment, called him a fanfaron, and withdrew in expectation of being followed into the street.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume ITobias Smollett