Gascon

[gas-kuhn]

noun

1. a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.

2. (lowercase),  a boaster or braggart.

adjective

1. pertaining to Gascony or its people.

2. (lowercase),  boastful; bragging.

Gascon

¹

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Gascony

2. the dialect of French spoken in Gascony

adjective

1. of or relating to Gascony, its inhabitants, or their dialect of French

gascon

²

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. rare,  a boaster; braggart

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gascon¹

1325–75; Middle English gascoyne, gascoun < Old French, ultimately < Latin Vascōnēs the inhabitants of the Basque country and adjacent areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gascon¹

C14: from Old French gascoun; compare Latin Vasconēs Basque

Example Sentences

But when George Gascón swept into office on a police accountability platform and ousted Lacey in 2020, he hired a special prosecutor to reexamine several cases Lacey declined to prosecute, including Mitchell’s death.

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But Lawrence Middleton, the special prosecutor brought on by Gascón, did not obtain an indictment in the case until 2023, more than two years after he had been hired to reconsider charges in shootings by police.

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Concerns about the timeline Middleton would face to pursue the cases Gascón targeted were raised almost immediately after he joined the D.A.’s office.

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He said Gascón and Middleton bungled the case.

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George Gascón secured no-contest pleas from two sheriff’s deputies involved in controversial on-duty killings.

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