Gascon

American  

[gas-kuhn] / ˈgæs kən /

noun

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

2. (lowercase) a boaster or braggart.

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adjective

1. pertaining to Gascony or its people.

2. (lowercase) boastful; bragging.

Gascon ¹ British  

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Gascony

2. the dialect of French spoken in Gascony

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adjective

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

gascon ² British  

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. rare a boaster; braggart

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Etymology

Origin of Gascon

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

Example Sentences

“Parasite,” which won in 2020, is an example, as is “Emilia Pérez,” nominated before the controversy around lead Karla Sofía Gascón’s social media posts broke last year.

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The two officials who spoke to The Times said that Neff withheld True the Vote’s role from high-level D.A.’s office staff, including Gascón, when presenting the case.

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Gascón declined an interview request, noting he is named in Neff’s pending lawsuit, which is slated for trial in early 2026.

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Gascón initially denied that True the Vote was involved in the case, but weeks later, a D.A.’s office spokesman said a report from the group’s co-founder, Gregg Phillips, sparked the prosecution.

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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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