gasconade
[ gas-kuh-neyd ]
/ ˌgæs kəˈneɪd /
noun
extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
verb (used without object), gas·con·ad·ed, gas·con·ad·ing.
to boast extravagantly; bluster.
RELATED WORDS
blow, exult, exaggerate, crow, flaunt, bully, brag, gloat, fake, flourish, advertise, bluster, aggrandize, con, cock-a-doodle-doo
Nearby words
- gas-permeable lens,
- gasbag,
- gascoigne,
- gascoigne, george,
- gascon,
- gascony,
- gascoyne-cecil,
- gaseity,
- gaselier,
- gaseous
Origin of gasconade
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gasconade
/ (ˌɡæskəˈneɪd) rare /
noun
boastful talk, bragging, or bluster
verb
(intr) to boast, brag, or bluster
Word Origin for gasconade
C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon
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gasconade
1709 (n.); 1727 (v.), from French gasconade (see Gascon + -ade); from gasconner (16c.) "to boast, brag," literally "to talk like a Gascon."
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