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

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How to use gasconade in a sentence

They even gave the consuls orders to fight the enemy without delay, so great was their confidence in the gasconading Varro.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks|Edward Wortley Montagu
Your turn for gasconading, Laird of M'Aulay, is too well known, that men of honour should regard your vaunts.
A Legend of Montrose|Sir Walter Scott
Jules sat beside Melinda to be comforted He wept for Honor, and praised his boy, gasconading with time-worn boasts.
The Mothers Of Honor|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
He was famous for much gasconading, and a fondness for whisky and other material things.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field|Thomas W. Knox

I was gasconading, I suppose—talking in heroics—flinging my words to the winds, and making a fool of myself generally.
Great Porter Square, v. 2|Benjamin Leopold Farjeon

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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