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fanfaron

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[fan-fuh-ron] / ˈfæn fəˌrɒn /

noun

  1. a braggart.

  2. a fanfare.

Etymology

Origin of fanfaron

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

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