gasconade

[ gas-kuh-neyd ]

/ ˌgæs kəˈneɪd /

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noun

extravagant boasting; boastful talk.

verb (used without object), gas·con·ad·ed, gas·con·ad·ing.

to boast extravagantly; bluster.

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Origin of gasconade

First recorded in 1650–60; from French gasconnade, derivative of gasconner “to boast, chatter”; see Gascon, -ade¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gasconade

gas·con·ad·er, noun

Words nearby gasconade

gas chromatograph, gas chromatography, gas coal, Gascoigne, Gascon, gasconade, gas constant, Gascony, gas-cooled reactor, Gascoyne-Cecil, gas-discharge tube

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How to use gasconade in a sentence

From the Gasconade to the entrance of the Osage river, the south side of the river is hilly but well timbered.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues
The Gasconade is 200 yards wide at its entrance; it is navigable at certain seasons 100 miles.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues
Early next morning, at the mouth of the Gasconade, they encountered the first of the obstacles which they had been dreading.
With Sully into the Sioux Land|Joseph Mills Hanson
By the time the last one had passed the Gasconade, it was evening again, and the fleet was strung out for miles up the river.
With Sully into the Sioux Land|Joseph Mills Hanson

Near the mouth of Gasconade River we met the Oto steam-boat.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied

British Dictionary definitions for gasconade

gasconade

/ (ˌɡæskəˈneɪd) rare /

noun

boastful talk, bragging, or bluster

verb

(intr) to boast, brag, or bluster

Derived forms of gasconade

gasconader, noun

Word Origin for gasconade

C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon

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gasconade

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