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

George Gascón to reexamine Glenn’s death.

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Both Gascón and Middleton declined to be interviewed for this article.

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After he ousted Lacey from office in 2020, Gascón hired a special prosecutor, Middleton, to reexamine several of her decisions in use-of-force cases.

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George Gascón quietly charged Price in 2023, Hochman added two charges against Price last year and has pursued the case aggressively.

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“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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