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fanfaron

[ fan-fuh-ron ]
/ ˈfæn fəˌrɒn /
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noun
a braggart.
a fanfare.
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Origin of fanfaron

First recorded in 1615–25; from French, from Spanish fanfarrón “braggart,” said to be of expressive origin
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